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# 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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-303-1920](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-303-1920) · Pramāṇa
