[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) › Plaque of Mahakala # Plaque of Mahakala Oval, grey baked clay plaque with a pointed apex, showing Mahākāla (an aspect of Śiva absorbed by Nepalese and Tibetan Buddhism as a protector deity). The figure has three heads, six arms and four legs. His visible attributes include a staff and possibly a skull-cup. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1000–1099 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3607](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-3607) · Pramāṇa