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Buddhism along the Silk Road

Thousands of years of trade and invasion brought Buddhist monks into contact with merchants and nomadic peoples in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. This short video, produced in conjunction with the exhibition Buddhism along the Silk Road: 5th–8th Century, shows how these interactions occurred.

Video/Audio (3)

Cambodian Rattan: The Sculpture of Sopheap Pich
(00:02:07) 2251 views

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Discussion
(00:57:05) 64 views

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance
(00:28:04) 60 views

Standing Buddha

Period:: Unified Silla dynasty (668–935)
Date:: 8th century
Culture:: Korea
Medium:: Gilt bronze
Dimensions:: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number:: 12.37.136

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 233

Description

This small gilt-bronze statue of a standing Buddha is typical of the numerous images made for private devotion during the Unified Silla period, a high point in the production of Buddhist sculpture in Korea.
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What
Metal (59,364)

Sculpture (24,350)

Copper alloy (16,630)

Bronze (11,628)

Gilt (9,043)

Statues (4,078)

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Plate (2,675)

Ormolu (1,683)
Where
Asia (68,071)

Korea (662)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,672)
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Korea, 500–1000 A.D.
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