Keywords: Cambodian - Bodhisattva, probably Maitreya - Walters 542714.jpg conj or Cambodia In 7th- and 8th-century Cambodia and northeastern Thailand Mahayana Great Vehicle Buddhists worshiped a triad consisting of the Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas future Buddhas Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya Avalokiteshvara symbolizes the quality of loving kindness and Maitreya is due to appear on earth as the next Buddha early Other date century 8 bronze cm 20 9 accession number 54 2714 32747 Private collection Thonburi prior to April 13 1951 Alexander B Griswold Monkton April 13 1951 presented to the Breezewood Foundation December 1960 inv no 307 Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 none Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Cambodia Walters Art Museum license Southeast Asian art in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures from Cambodia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |