cover image: Maitreya Bodhisattva

Maitreya Bodhisattva

2023

Gandhara school From at least 1968-1987 Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), method of acquisition unknown [1] From 1987 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler [2] Notes: [1] See the “Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Gift Inventory,” number L68.13.28, copy in object file. In 1968, Arthur M. Sackler loaned the sculpture to the Brooklyn Museum, where the museum assigned it the loan number of “L68.13.28.” [2] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987. Research Completed October 17, 2022 Arthur M. Sackler Collection Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas (November 19, 1992 to July 9, 2017) Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
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Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Dates
2nd-3rd century
Format
Relief fragment; phyllite with traces of pigment and gold
Pages
H x W x D: 74.3 x 26 x 13.3 cm (29 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 5 1/4 in)
Place Discussed
Afghanistan Pakistan
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Afghanistan
Reference
S1987.904
Rights
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/144f58012d7dd7be3be3a554e9d2b110

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