[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) › Vajradhara # Vajradhara Figure of gilt-copper, cast, chased and engraved, jewelled with turquoises, coral and lapis-lazuli. Depicting Vajradhara (‘The Indestructible or Steadfast holder’), a prototype of Vajrapani, seated on a lotus throne. Two-armed, he holds a thunderbolt (dorje) in his right hand and a bell (drilbu) in his left. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1500–1600 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-41-1910](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-41-1910) · Pramāṇa