Lot Essay
The well-modeled forms of the body are further enhanced by the exquisitely rendered sheerness of the robe, which also allows for glimpses of the deity's left armband and the dhoti knotted at the waist.
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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
A gray schist figure of Maitreya
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
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A gray schist figure of Maitreya
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Dressed in a diaphanous robe revealing the dhoti and body underneath, wearing multiple necklaces, armbands, and sandals, standing on a plinth centered by an altar with devotees on either side
40 in. (102 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Dressed in a diaphanous robe revealing the dhoti and body underneath, wearing multiple necklaces, armbands, and sandals, standing on a plinth centered by an altar with devotees on either side
40 in. (102 cm.) high