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# Figure of Maitreya

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitreya and originally in abhaya and holding a water pot. The uttarīya is worn in the narrow mode and over the left upper arm; at the bottom behind is a tassel. The paridhāna has a girdle and the usual area of damage where the water pot was attached.

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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1886-0618-2](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1886-0618-2) · Pramāṇa
