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# 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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-218](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-218) · Pramāṇa
