A BENEDICTORY FRIEZE WITH BODHISATTVA MAITREYA

GANDHARA, 2ND/4TH CENTURY AD

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A BENEDICTORY FRIEZE WITH BODHISATTVA MAITREYA
GANDHARA, 2ND/4TH CENTURY AD
Seated on a stool under a canopy, with three standing worshipers at either side presenting gifts, a carved inscription in karosthi above, on stand
11¾ x 18in. (30 x 46cm.)

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The inscription reads apha ? la Udi[y]ae Dhamaüdha-bhariya[e] [...] [dha]nap[r]a[y]a Dhamaüdhasa aroga-dhaksi[nae bha] (*vatu) (The ... of Udiya, wife of Dhamaüdha ... May it be for the reward of health of Dhamaüdha).

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