[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) › Ambika # Ambika This sculpture is of the voluptuous Jain goddess Ambika, who is worshipped on behalf of mothers and infants. Here, she is shown seated on a double lotus pedestal throne beneath a mango tree. She protectively holds an infant with her left hand, whilst a second child stands on the lower freize reaching up to her. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1100–1200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-61-1963](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-61-1963) · Pramāṇa