[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Linga # Linga Linga. Black sandstone linga on a circular base with a long tapering spout. A serpent partly coils round the linga and has its head resting on the top. The lower portion of the base is unfinished indicating that the piece was originally set in the floor of a temple or shrine. Painted inscription. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1799 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-119](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-119) · Pramāṇa