The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Mirror Handle

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Buddhism along the Silk Road

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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.

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Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance
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Mirror Handle

Date:: 6th–8th century
Culture:: India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Medium:: Stone
Dimensions:: H. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
Accession Number:: 1987.142.82

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