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PROPERTY FROM THE DR. DAVID NALIN COLLECTION
A brown schist figure of Maitreya
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A brown schist figure of Maitreya
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Seated on a throne with carved claw feet, the folds of his robe draped over the shoulder and spilling over the base, the face with almond-shaped eyes and raised urna, the wavy locks of hair secured with a beaded headband
12½ in. (31.8 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd Century
Seated on a throne with carved claw feet, the folds of his robe draped over the shoulder and spilling over the base, the face with almond-shaped eyes and raised urna, the wavy locks of hair secured with a beaded headband
12½ in. (31.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of David Nalin, Pennsylvania, 1984
Literature
C. Basu, Displaying Many Faces: Art and Gandharan Identity, Selections from the David Nalin Collection, 2004, p. 46, cat. no. 45
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