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Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Date: 7th–8th century

Culture: Afghanistan (found near Kabul)

Medium: Schist

Dimensions: H. 30 5/8 in. (77.8 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920

Accession Number: 20.58.15

Description:

This sculpture is a product of the latest period of greater Gandharan production. It is stylistically related to Shahi sculpture of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as to the latest Gandharan workshops such as those at Sahri-Bahlol.

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