[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) › Hariti # Hariti This is a steatite (soapstone) figure of Hariti, a fertility goddess and the benevolent patroness of children. Together with her husband Panchika, she is also associated with the embodiment of prosperity. Here she sits on a throne, wearing a triple diadem. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 500–700 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-65-1911](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-65-1911) · Pramāṇa