A gray schist figure of Maitreya
A gray schist figure of Maitreya

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

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A gray schist figure of Maitreya
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Standing over a square base, holding the bottle with the elixir of immortality in his left hand, his right hand raised in abhaya mudra, draped in princely robes with necklaces adorning his torso, heavy earrings dangling from his earlobes, his head backed by a round halo and flanked with two kneeling acolytes, the front of the base with a seated Buddha flanked by two more acolytes between pilasters
27 in. (68.5 cm.) high