[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) › Model of a ship # Model of a ship This stone model of a ship is thought to be unique in Indian art. Dating from the Pala period in eastern India it depicts a river-going vessel with eight oarsmen (or possibly six oarsmen and one or two helmsmen steering with a paddle) and no sail. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1000–1200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-475-1992](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-475-1992) · Pramāṇa