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Property of a Private European Gentleman
A gray schist figure of Maitreya
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist figure of Maitreya
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated in dhyanasana with his hands in dharmachakramudra, dressed in a voluminous sanghati and adorned with various necklaces, the face with full lips, aquiline nose, and almond-shaped eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair in heavy locks secured by a beaded headband and backed by a nimbus, with two devotees at a fire altar below
29¼ in. (74.3 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Seated in dhyanasana with his hands in dharmachakramudra, dressed in a voluminous sanghati and adorned with various necklaces, the face with full lips, aquiline nose, and almond-shaped eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair in heavy locks secured by a beaded headband and backed by a nimbus, with two devotees at a fire altar below
29¼ in. (74.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Belgium, 1967
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