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A gilt-bronze statue of Maitreya (the coming Buddha). Three Kingdoms Period, c. 600 CE, Korea. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea)
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Shaw, B. (2016, October 01). Gilt-bronze Maitreya. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5821/gilt-bronze-maitreya/
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Shaw, Benjamin. "Gilt-bronze Maitreya." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 01, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5821/gilt-bronze-maitreya/.
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