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REGION DU GANDHARA, IIEME-IIIEME SIECLE
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STATUE DE MAITREYA EN SCHISTE GRIS
REGION DU GANDHARA, IIEME-IIIEME SIECLE
He is seated in vajrasana on a throne carved to the front with a pair of worshippers. His left hand is holding the flask while the right is broken. His face displays a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows and a moustache is framing his lips. His hair is coiffed in a chignon and secured with a pearled string. A halo is placed behind his head; small restorations.
22¼ in. (56.5 cm.), stand
REGION DU GANDHARA, IIEME-IIIEME SIECLE
He is seated in vajrasana on a throne carved to the front with a pair of worshippers. His left hand is holding the flask while the right is broken. His face displays a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows and a moustache is framing his lips. His hair is coiffed in a chignon and secured with a pearled string. A halo is placed behind his head; small restorations.
22¼ in. (56.5 cm.), stand
Provenance
Acquired in Geneva, 8 May 1978
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A GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF MAITREYA
GANDHARA REGION, 2ND-3RD CENTURY
GANDHARA REGION, 2ND-3RD CENTURY
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