Maitreya triad votive stele
Maitreya triad votive stele
Maitreya triad votive stele
Maitreya triad votive stele

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Maitreya triad votive stele,

441 CE

Chinese
Northern Dynasties, 386 - 581 CE
2016-737

Information

Title
Maitreya triad votive stele
Dates

441 CE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. 23.3 cm., w. 11.6 cm., d. 6.9 cm. (9 3/16 x 4 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-737
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Characters inscribed on verso
Culture
Chinese
Period
Northern Dynasties
Type
stelae, votive offerings
Subject
religious art, figures (representations)

–1960 The Leopard’s Head (Princeton, NJ), sold to Gillett G. Griffin (Princeton, NJ), May 4, 1960.
1960–2016 Gillett G. Griffin (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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