[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 Karttikeya # Figure of Karttikeya (Figure of Kārttikeya) Figure of Skanda or Kārttikeya, seated on a peacock, carved in grey phylite. He sits with one leg pendant and holds a lance and a piece of fruit; behind him the fanning tail-feathers of the peacock fill the ground of the stele to make a halo. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 700–899 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-66](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-66) · Pramāṇa