Early Hindu, Buddhist Works on View in New York

VOICE OF AMERICA NEWS
By Carolyn Weaver

Vishnu sculpture, late 6th–early 7th century

NEW YORK---Few traces remain of the early Southeast Asian societies that produced the Hindu and Buddhist sculptures in a monumental new exhibit opening April 14, 2014 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Five years in the making, “Lost Kingdoms” shows works from the 5th to the 8th century, an era when Hinduism and Buddhism took root in Southeast Asia. "We're shedding a spotlight on the very early kingdoms of Southeast Asia, almost unknown," said Thomas Campbell, director of the museum. [link]