[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) › Pilaster # Pilaster Drum pilaster in limestone ('Palnad marble') carved with the scene of the First Sermon of the Buddha: a dharmacakra (wheel of the law) on a high pillar over an empty throne with cushions and Buddhapada below, surrounded by worshippers, ganas or dwarfs and seated deer. Abraded. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 200–240 CE - **Place:** Amarāvatī (16.5700, 80.3600) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-0709-71](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-0709-71) · Pramāṇa