[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) › Ladle # Ladle Water dipper (Kinissa), the bowl of carved and polished coconut shell, the detachable handle of carved dark wood. The bowl is carved with a deep band of entwined palm trees, over a conventional lotus-flower. The handle is shaped to represent a lion-head (simha) or monster (serpendiya). - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1799 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-12-1920](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-12-1920) · Pramāṇa