A bronze figure of Maitreya
A bronze figure of Maitreya

THAILAND, MON-DVARAVATI PERIOD, 7TH CENTURY

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A bronze figure of Maitreya
Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati period, 7th century
Standing in samapada on a double-lotus base with his right hand raised in vitarkamudra and his left holding the water pot, dressed in a diaphanous sampot secured at the waist with a fishtail pleat, adorned with the sacred thread and necklace, the face with wide features flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in a topknot secured with a stupa finial
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, United Kingdom, 1960
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 2005

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