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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of Maitreya
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Standing with his left hand holding the bottle with the elixir of immortality, draped in princely robes with necklaces and armlets adorning his torso, his head backed by a nimbus and flanked by a worshipper to his left
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Standing with his left hand holding the bottle with the elixir of immortality, draped in princely robes with necklaces and armlets adorning his torso, his head backed by a nimbus and flanked by a worshipper to his left
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired Christie's Amsterdam, 21 November 2001, lot 19