[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) › Palanquin pole-end # Palanquin pole-end This finial is one of a pair made of thickly gilded silver was probably a terminal from one of the poles supporting a palanquin or howdah. Its decoration identifies it as having been made for Tipu Sultan (r.1782-1799) the Muslim ruler of Mysore in South India. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1785–1795 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.ipn-2599](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.ipn-2599) · Pramāṇa