[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) › Chakra # Chakra Copper alloy image of Vishnu's flaming chakra or discus. A ring on a stand contains a lion-like face encircled with lotus petals in the centre. The lion's face may represent Narasimha, the man-lion avatar or incarnation of Vishnu, who is sometimes depicted on chakras. This is surrounded by radiating petal-like spokes. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1500–1700 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.750-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.750-is) · Pramāṇa