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Maitreya

Maitreya

c. 200s CE
gray schist
Overall: 66.3 cm (26 1/8 in.)
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1969.61
Location: 242A Ancient India

Description

The water bottle in his left hand indicates that this figure depicts the bodhisattva Maitreya. It is thought that Maitreya will reach enlightenment after the teachings of the Buddha have been forgotten, in order to spread the teachings again.
  • ?-1969
    (A. Hilaly, Washington, DC, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1969-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Ingholt, Harold, and Islay Lyons. Gandhāran Art in Pakistan. [New York]: Pantheon Books, 1957. Comparative Material. Reproduced: figs. 288-289
    Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1969." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 57, no. 1 (January 1970): 2-50. Reproduced: no. 228; Mentioned: no. 228, p. 51 www.jstor.org
    "Art of Asia Recently Acquired by American Museums, 1969." Archives of Asian Art 24 (1970): 86-117. Mentioned: p. 107 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).
  • {{cite web|title=Maitreya|url=false|author=|year=c. 200s CE|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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