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Pointed-arch carved stone stele with a seated Buddhist figure at center, standing attendants on each side, and rows of small figures along the base.

Stele with Bodhisattva Maitreya (Mile); reverse with Buddha Vairochana (Pilushena)

A pointed-arch stone stele carved in relief with a seated Buddhist figure at center, one hand raised in gesture, flanked by standing attendants beneath a halo and a crowded upper field of small carved figures. Below, rows of small kneeling figures and animals fill the base, with traces of worn pigment on the pale stone.

Artist
Unknown
Date
557-581
Medium
Marble with traces of pigment
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2550 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 581).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Estela con el bodhisattva Maitreya, relieve en piedra china

Una estela de piedra con arco apuntado, tallada en relieve, muestra en el centro una figura budista sentada, con una mano levantada en gesto, flanqueada por figuras de pie bajo un halo y un campo superior lleno de pequeñas figuras talladas. Abajo, hileras de pequeñas figuras arrodilladas y animales ocupan la base, con restos de pigmento desgastado sobre la piedra clara.

Português: Estela com o bodhisattva Maitreya, relevo chinês em pedra

Uma estela de pedra com arco em ponta, esculpida em relevo, mostra ao centro uma figura budista sentada, com uma das mãos erguida em gesto, ladeada por figuras em pé sob um halo e um campo superior repleto de pequenas figuras esculpidas. Na base, fileiras de pequenas figuras ajoelhadas e animais, com vestígios de pigmento desgastado sobre a pedra clara.

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