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12TH CENTURY
Details
A Northeast Indian, Pala style, phyllite stone stele with Maitreya
12th century
The arched stele carved with Maitreya standing in tribhanga on a lotus supported by thick tendrils and a pair of donors, his left hand holding a flowering stem, flanked by a similar stem and a stupa on either side, wearing dhoti, his face with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes, high jatamakuta and a small figure of a Buddha above
38 cm (15 in) high
12th century
The arched stele carved with Maitreya standing in tribhanga on a lotus supported by thick tendrils and a pair of donors, his left hand holding a flowering stem, flanked by a similar stem and a stupa on either side, wearing dhoti, his face with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes, high jatamakuta and a small figure of a Buddha above
38 cm (15 in) high
Provenance
Acquired before 1970
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