Title: Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (The Buddha of the Future)
Object type: Figurine
Date: 1250–1350
Culture: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Period: Malla period
Medium: Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones
Dimensions: H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Bodhisattvas, term: Maitreya