The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Ornament in the Shape of a Reclining Tiger

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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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Ornament in the Shape of a Reclining Tiger

Period:: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 B.C.)
Date:: 4th–3rd century B.C.
Culture:: China
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: H. 4 1/8 in (10.5 cm); L. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Accession Number:: 1985.214.10

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 207

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