Artist: unknown
Title: Bodhisattva Maitreya, standing
Material: grey schist
Site: unknown, Gandhara region, Pakistan
Current Location: National Museu of Pakistan (Karachi Museum), Pakistan
Period/Date: Kushana period (ca. 200 C.E.)
Iconography/Iconology: Images of Maitreya are, by far, the most common type of image found among Gandharan bodhisattvas. Like the Ahichattra example, he holds a vase in his right hand, while the left hand displays abhayamudra. He is dressed in the Indic version of princely garb, indicating that he is the regent of Tushita Paradise.
Stylistic Comments: See previous page.
