Maitreya Bodhisattva
| Accession Nr.: | 50.38.1 |
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| Type: | sculpture |
| Date of production: |
4th c. A.D.
Gandhara art |
| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | donation of Imre Schwaiger |
| Materials: | grey schist |
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| Techniques: | carved |
| Dimensions: | height: 52 cm width: 35.5 cm |
Maitreya Buddha. Sits in dhyānāsana on a mount covered with drapery. Curly hair, uṣṇīṣa, ūrṇā, moustache. Large earrings. Double necklace, robe covering lower body and left shoulder. His right hand (broken) is in abhaya-mudrā, and holds a kalaśa in his left hand. Made of Himalayan grey slate.