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A Gray Schist Figure of Maitreya
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A Gray Schist Figure of Maitreya

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

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A Gray Schist Figure of Maitreya
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Crisply carved standing on a rectangular plinth holding the bottle with the elixir of immortality in his left hand, wearing long flowing robes elegantly draped around his legs, a necklace with lion head pendants, an intricately carved collar and armlets, one concealed by the drapery, his face with a benign expression, surmounted by wavy hair with a model of a stupa at center
31 in. (78.7 cm.) high

拍品專文

With the crisply carved beaded jewelry, broad chin, slightly flattened torso and very well defined folds, this sculpture compares closely to a number of figures recovered from Takht-i-bahi; cf. P. Pal, Indian Sculpture, vol. 1, 1986, cat. no. S46, for a large figure of a Bodhisattva of similar stylistic treatment from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection.