The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 42 (2007)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 42

"An Early Image of Maitreya as a Brahman Ascetic?"

Stone, Elizabeth Rosen

2007

25 pages

This title is out of print.

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Elizabeth Stone

Met Art in Publication

Seated Ascetic, Deified King, Agni (The God of Fire), Bronze, India (Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh) — Seated Ascetic, Deified King, Agni (The God of Fire)
ca. 3rd century

Mirror Handle with a Woman Holding a Mirror, Bronze, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Mirror Handle with a Woman Holding a Mirror
1st century BCE–1st century CE

Patravahaka yaksha, Sandstone, India, Madhya Pradesh — Patravahaka yaksha
ca. 50 BCE

Gold strap necklace with seedlike pendants, Gold, Greek — Gold strap necklace with seedlike pendants
ca. 330–300 BCE

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future), Gray schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
ca. 3rd century

Necklace with ornate clasp ornament and a small drop pendant, gold — Necklace with ornate clasp ornament and a small drop pendant
A.D. 2nd century

Bracelet (one of a pair), Gold, Byzantine — Bracelet (one of a pair)
ca. 400

Bracelet (one of a pair), Gold, Byzantine — Bracelet (one of a pair)
ca. 400

Collar with medallions containing coins of emperors, Gold — Collar with medallions containing coins of emperors
ca. A.D. 225