Antique hand pounded silver container from India

This is a antique really neat looking container or possible relish jar ? It was antique when I bought it in 1981. The pure silver is pounded to make it very thin and designed on this wooden container. There is lettering inside but I don't know what the meaning is. Possible person who made this or ? The bottom is silver also. I have no silver cleaner so did best I could with cleaning stuff I had. Many ideas of what to put in it like jewelry or ? Totally made of silver and wood. No returns 7 1/2