A sculpture, presumably portraying the future Buddha sitting in meditation on an altar depicting two lions facing each other, next to a fire, and two offerings bearing figures on the sides. The serene face of the character is enriched by a crown and encircled by a circular halo, and the whole scene is framed by two dragon flower trees characterized by dragons coiled around the trunks.
Maitreya, in the bodhisattva form, is one of the most represented themes of the period, since it was deemed that the influence of Buddha Sankyamuni, the Gautama Buddha, would have soon been over. Maitreya is portrayed here as a young prince, sitting between two dragon flowers trees, symbolizing paradise. For a similar item refer to the stele depicting a similar subject, at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (object number B60S279).