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SculptureMaitreya Bodhisattva’s head
The Maitreya Bodhisattva’s head is a convex sculpture located on a cave wall but it was secretly extracted. The face of the sculpture is long with arched eyebrows. The eyes are look downward. The nose and the mouth are well balanced. The long hair is put up in a bun above the head in a large cylinder shape. The layers of hair form an image of a stupa in the middle of the bun.
SculptureMaitreya Bodhisattva
Maitreya Bodhisattva is in a standing position with its eyes open. In the center of its head, its long hair is put up into a bun decorated with an image of a stupa. This symbol suggests that this sculpture is Maitreya Bodhisattva. Both arms are missing. The upper part of the body is bare and the lower part is with thin shorts without stripes.
