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Buddha Maitreya (sculpture)

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Buddha Maitreya
Chinese: 北魏太和十年 青銅鎏金彌勒佛像
Year486
MediumGilt bronze
Dimensions140.3 cm × 62.2 cm × 48.9 cm (55.2 in × 24.5 in × 19.3 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

The Buddha Maitreya is a statue of Maitreya dated to 5th century China. Made from gilt bronze, the state is the largest early gilt-bronze Chinese sculpture. The statue is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

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  1. ^ "metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-11-02.