[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) › Mahakala # Mahakala This sculpture depicts the protector Mahakala. He represents a violent and vengeful aspect of the Hindu god Shiva absorbed by Buddhism as a guardian of the faith (‘dharmapala’). Here Mahakala stands astride the prostrate figure of a corpse. His face radiates his wrathful nature. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1100–1200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-10-1930](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-10-1930) · Pramāṇa