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Maitreya Bodhisattva
PAKISTAN; circa 2nd–3rd century; Schist; H: 104.1 cm; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, USA |
Created in the Gandharan region, this statue mixes Indian, Hellenistic, and Roman influences. Though most of the jewelry worn by the remarkably detailed Maitreya is Indian, the necklace featuring a lyre held by two stylized centaurs is decidedly Greek.
The Bodhisattva has a plain nimbus and a high topknot decorated with numerous ornaments. The eyes are deep-set with an urna between, while the nose is prominent and there is a mustache. The Bodhisattva carries a vase in the left hand and the missing right hand may have been raised in either the abhaya (fearlessness) or vitarka (teaching) mudra. A wide stole is wrapped about the right shoulder and loops over to the left arm. The folds in this garment and the skirt below are prominently detailed. |
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