[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) › Sculpture # Sculpture This granite figure depicts a seated Hindu ascetic, bearded and with long flowing hair. He is wearing a rosary and using a meditation strap (‘yogapatta’) around his torso and knees to allow him to maintain his posture. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1695–1804 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-252-1953](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-252-1953) · Pramāṇa