[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) › Figure of Sarasvati # Figure of Sarasvati (Figure of Sarasvatī) Seated figure of the goddess Sarasvatī carved in a beige-coloured sandstone. The four-armed goddess holds a rosary (akṣamālā), palm-leaf book (pustaka) and a stringed instrument (vīṇā). In the pedestal in low relief is her vehicle, the goose (haṁsa). - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1100–1199 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-55](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-55) · Pramāṇa