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PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF JULIAN SHERRIER
A Stone Figure of Maitreya
SWAT OR KASHMIR, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
Details
A Stone Figure of Maitreya
Swat or Kashmir, 8th/9th century
Sitting in lalitasana on a lotus base, the right hand in varadamudra and the left holding a vessel, clad in a short dhoti and adorned in jewels, the face flanked by large earrings and surmounted by an elaborate tiara centered by a stupa
20 7/8 in. (53 cm.) high
Swat or Kashmir, 8th/9th century
Sitting in lalitasana on a lotus base, the right hand in varadamudra and the left holding a vessel, clad in a short dhoti and adorned in jewels, the face flanked by large earrings and surmounted by an elaborate tiara centered by a stupa
20 7/8 in. (53 cm.) high
Provenance
Julian Sherrier Collection, London, formed between early 1940s-1972