[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) › Figure # Figure A standing figure which is much weathered may represent either a yaksha or Vasudeva as an early form of Vishnu. This robust figure carries a large club in the crook of his right arm, possibly as a gesture of protection to his devotees. This may identify him as Vasudeva, from whom the Vishnu cult figure evolved. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1–200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-76-1927](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-76-1927) · Pramāṇa