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# Figure of Maitreya

Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitreya and originally in abhaya and holding a water pot. The uttarīya loops across the body but leaves the space between the right elbow and side 'a jour'. Little of the paridhāna survives. The drapery folds form broad rounded ridges.

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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1904-1217-3](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1904-1217-3) · Pramāṇa
