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# Figure of Maitreya

Bust of a standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitreya and originally in abhaya and holding a water pot. The uttarīya runs in a narrow mode, and although it covers the top of the left arm, a very distinct beaded edge of the armlet shows through it; a narrow length emerges below the armpit.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 100–299 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-195](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-195) · Pramāṇa
