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Gandharan Schist Sculpture of the Bodhisattva Maitreya

SKU SF.057
Circa

200 to 300 AD

Dimensions

7.5 x 4.25 (19.1 x 10.8cm)

Medium

Grey Schist

Origin

Afghanistan

Gallery Location

UK


 

Maitreya is the last in the line of the historical Buddhas, who, it is believed, will be reborn in the future. Depicted in a seated position, this bodhisattva is identifiable by the flask held in his left hand. In the frieze below Maitreya there are two donor figures who kneel either side of a lit fire.

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