Maitreya (?) Seated on a Lotus Throne
(China )
This statue of Maitreya has an ushnisha. The left arm and head are broken off and the head has been cemented back on. There is a Manushhi Buddha on the back of the halo.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1960 | [Exhibition title unknown, held at Morgan State College]. Morgan State College, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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25.3