[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Parasurama # Parasurama Figure of Vishnu as Parasurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu. He is holding aloft in his right hand an axe, of which only the handle now remains. His left hand is also missing. He wears a crown made of rosettes, with rosette earrings, armbands and a pendant rosette necklace. He also wears a garland round his neck. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1775–1793 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.588-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.588-is) · Pramāṇa