[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) › Sculpture of Kurma # Sculpture of Kurma (Sculpture of Kūrma) Upper portion of an image-surround (parikarma) for an image of Viṣṇu carved in reddish sandstone. In the centre is a four-armed figure of Yoga Nārāyaṇa in a niche with rampant vyālas on each side and a tiered roof of the phāṁsanā type above. He is crowned and in his raised hands holds a lotus and mace. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 900–999 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-1001](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-1001) · Pramāṇa