The Bodhisattva Maitreya

A carved figure of Maitreya ( or the future Buddha) seated on a throne in padmasana posture. His right hand, which is now missing, may have been raised in a teaching or compassionate mudra. He holds a small pot in his left hand which rests on the cloth covering the throne that has baluster-shaped legs.

Kind

artefact

Date

300–400 CE