[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) › Statue of Shiva # Statue of Shiva (Statue of Śiva) A bronze (pancha loha) sculpture of a seated figure of the Hindu god Śiva. He has four arms and carries a parasu (axe) in his proper right rear hand, a mrga (deer) in his proper left rear hand, a naga (cobra) in his proper left fore hand and he holds his proper right hand in abhaya mudra (the gesture of protection). - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 940–950 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1970-0921-1](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1970-0921-1) · Pramāṇa