[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 Opaque watercolour painting of a Vaishnava mendicant dancing, whilst playing the vina and cymbals. On his head he balances a pot, its neck decorated by a string of jasmine. Conspicuous Vaishnava namams (emblems) are shown on his forehead, chest and arms. Strings of beads adorn his forehead and chest. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1750–1799 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1974-0617-0-7-4](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1974-0617-0-7-4) · Pramāṇa