Title: Buddha Maitreya (Mile)
Object type: Figure
Date: dated 486 (10th year of Taihe reign)
Culture: China
Period: Northern Wei dynasty (386–534)
Medium: Gilt bronze with traces of pigment; piece-mold cast
Dimensions: H. 55 1/4 in. (140.3 cm); W. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); D. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1926
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Buddha, term: Maitreya