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ca. 3rd century · Gray schist · Asian Art

This bodhisattva can be identified as Maitreya by the lip of the sacred water flask in his left hand and by his loop topknot, a hairstyle common to Maitreya images. On the base, donor figures venerate a Buddhist reliquary that rests on a low throne under a canopy.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 3rd century

Medium

Gray schist

Culture

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1991