Bodhisattva Maitreya
Date4th century A.D.
Historical location nameGandhara
MediumGrey schist
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Dr. Richard Nalin and Dr. David Nalin
Object number2000.13.46
DescriptionSeated male figure with halo carved in deep relief. Sausage-curled hair, two necklaces, wearing draped, pleated garments (dhoti and shawl), leaving upper torso and right shoulder and arm bare. Proper left arm resting on knee, hand holding bottom of water vessel. Right hand would have been raised in teaching gesture. Hair ornaments, flames? Ankles crossed, knees wide apart, back surface flat.On View
Not on viewCollections
3rd century A.D.
1st - 5th century A.D.
3rd century A.D.
3rd century A.D.
William Blake, 1757-1827
London : William Blake, 1825 [i.e. 1826].
3rd century A.D.
3rd century A.D.
WILLIAM BLAKE, 1757-1827
London : William Blake, 1825 [i.e. 1826]
3rd century B.C.E. or later