[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) › Elephant and lion # Elephant and lion An elephant with remnants of a now head-less mahout seizing a lion with its trunk The elephant is richly caparisoned and adorned with jewellery and bells and bears a howdah on its back. The lion is carved with massive claws and layers of mane down its neck. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1500–1600 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-61-1936](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-61-1936) · Pramāṇa