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GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A gray schist relief of Maitreya with attendants
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Maitreya standing with hips swayed holding the water vessel in his pendant left hand, clad in an ankle-length sanghati, his wavy locks of hair secured in a topknot, flanked by attendant figures clad in pants and belted tunics, some with heads bent in adoration
12 in. (30.4 cm.) high
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
Maitreya standing with hips swayed holding the water vessel in his pendant left hand, clad in an ankle-length sanghati, his wavy locks of hair secured in a topknot, flanked by attendant figures clad in pants and belted tunics, some with heads bent in adoration
12 in. (30.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, California, acquired before 1987