A GANDHARA GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF MAITREYA, seated in vajrasana on a throne, both hands in dhyanamudra and holding the kamandalu, wearing pleated dhoti, shawl, many bodhisattva-ornaments, his face with downcast expression, curled hairdress held together by an elaborate crown, remainings of a halo behind, 3rd Century A.D.

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A GANDHARA GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF MAITREYA, seated in vajrasana on a throne, both hands in dhyanamudra and holding the kamandalu, wearing pleated dhoti, shawl, many bodhisattva-ornaments, his face with downcast expression, curled hairdress held together by an elaborate crown, remainings of a halo behind, 3rd Century A.D.
42 cm high, mounted (restoration at neck level)

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