Relief

Figure carved in talcose schist depicting the Bodhisattva Maitreya, who is also the Buddha to come. He is represented in high relief, clad in the robe of a Buddha and the jewellery of a Bodhisattva. In this turban-like headdress is his characteristic symbol, the Stupa, and on his forehead is the Urna.

Kind

artefact

Date

100–199 CE