Maitreya

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
Not on view

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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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