Maitreya bodhisattva. Head fragment.

India / South Asia Collection

Accession Nr.: 50.32.1
Type: sculpture; relief
Date of production:
3rd - 4th centuries
Gandhara art
Place of production:
Acquisition: donation of Imre Schwaiger
Materials: grey schist
Techniques: carved
Dimensions: height: 10.5 cm
width: 9.7 cm
depth: 6 cm
Relief fragment. Hair tied around the head in Hellenistic style. Adorned with diadem and ūrṇā, wearing moustache. Made of Himalayan grey slate.