[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) › Mask # Mask Mask of Bhairava, the Terrifying One. The wild and uncontrollable nature of the god is demonstrated by the wide-open, staring eyes. Typically Shaiva elements are the serpent imagery (earrings, necklace and in the head-dress); the upstanding ringlets of matted hair; the third eye set in the forehead; - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1899 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1952-1101-9](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1952-1101-9) · Pramāṇa