Figure of Maitreya

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitreya and originally in abhaya and holding a water pot. From under the shoulder loop a thin length must have passed over the lost forearm, leaving a small space a jour. The side of the usual paridhāna has a break where the water pot was attached. Behind the head is a plain halo;

Kind

artefact

Date

100–299 CE