[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) › Painting # Painting Gouache painting on paper. Śiva is seated on an elephant hide. The river Ganges flows from his dreadlocks, a cobra is wrapped around his left arm and he holds a drum in his right hand. A gold trident is positioned behind him, an important iconographical sign associated with the god. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1750 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1940-0713-0-45](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1940-0713-0-45) · Pramāṇa