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| Treasures from the past: A golden Buddha statue which is part of the Silla Exhibit. |
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Ancient Korea's Western Debut in New York City
Posted on 04:04 by john mical
THE STAR ONLINE
NEW YORK---Treasures from the little-known Silla kingdom on display at New York’s Metropolitan museum. An exhibition of exquisite treasures from ancient Korea opens in New York last week, marking the first display anywhere outside Asia of the little-known Silla kingdom. The most famous exports from Korea, a territory split in two by war, are the TVs, tablets and phones of South Korea multi-national Samsung, the exhibition’s sponsors. The ancient kingdom of Silla, which rose to prominence in the fifth century, is barely known in the West. “Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom” sets out to change that by showcasing dazzling art sixteenth centuries old on loan from the National Museum of Korea in Seoul and Gyeongju. [link]
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