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尺寸：像高18.1cm
年代：7世纪
质地：铜嵌银 Bronze inlaid with silver
风格：India (Jammu and Kashmir) or Pakistan (Swat Valley)
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
这是一尊来自公元七世纪巴基斯坦犍陀罗地区斯瓦特造像，弥勒菩萨头戴宝冠，发髻高隆，二侧宝缯与发绺自然下垂。镶嵌白银形成眉间白毫相，眼部镶嵌有珠宝，双目微垂，五官精致秀美，神态慈悲庄严。裸上身，佩有项圈、臂钏、手钏等珠宝璎珞庄严全身。下身着紧身衣，菩萨身型健硕，阔肩细腰，造型比例适度，体型优美。左手持净瓶，以示弥勒菩萨的标志。双腿呈散盘姿式安坐在莲花法座之上。莲座的莲瓣饱满圆润，制作精湛。整尊造像精美细腻，简洁精练，充满了慈悲与力量，历经1200多年，保存完美，十分难得珍贵。

The messianic savior Maitreya is identified by the flask he holds in his lower hand. He is seated in a yogic posture on a double-lotus cushion and extends spiritual protection to believers with his raised hand, here displayed with the palm facing inwards, not outwards as is conventional. This icon has a superbly preserved metal surface, complete with silver inlay on the eyes and forehead mark (urna). The raised ornamentation reflects an awareness of Gupta design. The figure and base were cast separately, and the lotus base is inscribed on the reverse with a donor dedication.