Unknown Tibetan
Maitreya

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Artist Unknown Tibetan

CultureTibetan

Titles

Maitreya
Seated Figure of Maitreya

Date15th-16th Century

PlaceTibet

MediumGilt bronze and turquoise

Dimensions16 1/2 × 12 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (41.9 × 30.8 × 24.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2004.2403

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Department

Asian Art, Glassell Collection

Object Type

SCULPTURE

Provenance[…]; [Sotheby's London, April 30, 1992, lot 400, before 1992] [1][2]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1992-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Sotheby's London, April 30, 1992, lot 400.
[2]Glassell Inventory, described on 5/6/92.

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