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Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
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.
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Title: Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
Date: ca. 3rd century
Culture: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Medium: Gray schist
Dimensions: H. 64 1/4 in. (163.2 cm); W. 21 in. (53.3 cm); D. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1991
Object Number: 1991.75
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