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Figure of Maitreya
Unknown8th century
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
Carried in robes of travellers and pilgrims, it is small figures such as this that have survived the vagaries of turbulent histories. This unassuming figure of the Future Buddha Maitreya (identified by the stupa in his headdress) carries a lotus bud in his right hand and the end of his robe in his left.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.324.
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Details
- Title: Figure of Maitreya
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator Gender: None
- Date Created: 8th century
- Location: Prakon Chai, Buriram Province, Thailand
- Physical Dimensions: 10.0 cm; 12.7 cm with stand
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: D G Wilson Bequest Fund 1999
- Medium: bronze alloy
- Signature & Date: Not signed. Not dated.
- Cultural Origin: Mon-Khmer style
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