[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. Paraśurāma killing Arjuna Kartavirya. The wild 'avatara' (incarnation) of Vishnu with his eponymous axe, blood-tinged, is depicted slaying the multi-armed leader of the 'kshatriyas' (warrior caste). - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1775–1780 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1966-0725-0-3](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1966-0725-0-3) · Pramāṇa