A Gray Schist Figure of a Seated Maitreya
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A Gray Schist Figure of a Seated Maitreya

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

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A Gray Schist Figure of a Seated Maitreya
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Seated on a raised plinth with lion's feet and covered with a draped cloth, the hands in the gesture of teaching, wearing long flowing robes and armlets, his hair tied in a topknot and backed by the remains of a round nimbus with lotus petal border, the flask depicted on the base with a centered altar and flanked by two figures kneeling in adoration
13¾ in. (34.9 cm.) high
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Japanese Collection, 1990s

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The inclusion of the bottle in the altar frieze is unusual; for a closely related example, see H. Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, 1957, cat. no. 308.