Created in the Gandharan region, this statue mixes Indian, Hellenistic, and Roman influences. Though most of the jewelry worn by the remarkably detailed Maitreya is Indian, the necklace featuring a lyre hold by two stylized centaurs is decidedly Greek.

The Bodhisattva has a plain nimbus and a high topknot decorated with numerous ornaments. The eyes are deep set with an urna between, while the nose is prominent and there is a mustache. The Bodhisattva carries a vase in the left hand and the missing right hand may have been raised in either the abhaya (fearlessness) or vitarka (teaching) mudra. A wide stole is wrapped about the right shoulder and loops over to the left arm. The folds in this garment and the skirt below are prominently detailed.