A bronze figure of Maitreya
A bronze figure of Maitreya

NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY

细节
A bronze figure of Maitreya
Northeastern India, Pala period, 12th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with beaded rims, his pendant foot resting on a lotus, the eyes and urna inlaid with silver, wearing a long thin dhoti and a silver sacred thread around the torso, the hair drawn into a high chignon centered by a stupa, a rich brown patina overall
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
来源
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1996
出版
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 140 and 313, cat. no. 182
展览
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1996