Altarpiece Dedicated to Buddha Maitreya

Work Information
Period: Northern Wei
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States Inventory #:38.158.1a–n
Material: Gilt bronze
Date: 524
Inscription: Translation of inscription by A. Lippe in Archives, 1961: On the eighteenth day of the ninth month, which begins with a mou-shen day, in the fifth year of the Cheng-kuang (period) of the Great Wei (dynasty),...-wu-chen from the Hsin-shih district for his
Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Description: Overall, front
Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vendor Cat #: DP108520A
Rights: Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art