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A gray schist figure of Maitreya
Lot 21

A gray schist figure of Maitreya

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

Closed14 September 2010

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USD 37,500

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A gray schist figure of Maitreya
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Wearing a diaphanous sanghati, adorned with multiple necklaces and beaded sandals, the full face with heavy-lidded eyes and the hair pulled into a topknot and flowing over the shoulders, the base with a flaming stupa worshipped by two seated figures and flanked by columns
29 7/8 in. (76 cm.) high

Acquired in the European market, 1980s

Specialist note

The necklace with the flowerhead extending over the shoulder is an unusual feature; for similar examples, see W. Zwalf, A Catalogue of the Gandhara Sculpture in the British Museum, vol. II, 1996, p. 50-51, fig. 76-78.