[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) › Ring stone # Ring stone Ring stones of this type are an enigma and their intended function remains unknown. Their form and decoration suggest links to female fertility symbolism. The inner face of this stone is finely carved in low relief with female figures alternating with tripartite flowering stems, evoking the Buddhist ‘triratna’ symbol. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 300–100 BCE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-82-1948](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-82-1948) · Pramāṇa