Stele with Maitreya (19.12a); Standing bodhisattva (Maitreya?) (19.12b); Standing Buddha (19.12c)

China

Style of Northern Wei dynasty, perhaps late 19th–early 20th century (19.12a); Northern Wei dynasty (386–534) (19.12b, c)

Not on view

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近代　仿北魏石雕菩薩像 (a); 北魏　石雕菩薩立像 (b); 北魏　石雕佛像 (c)
Title: Stele with Maitreya (19.12a); Standing bodhisattva (Maitreya?) (19.12b); Standing Buddha (19.12c)
Period: Style of Northern Wei dynasty, perhaps late 19th–early 20th century (19.12a); Northern Wei dynasty (386–534) (19.12b, c)
Culture: China
Medium: Stone with traces of pigment (19.12a); stone (19.12b, c)
Dimensions: Stele with Maitreya (a): H. 33 1/4 in. (84.5 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Standing bodhisattva (Maitreya?) (b): H. 22 in. (55.9 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); D. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Standing Buddha (c): H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Object Number: 19.12a–c
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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