New York Hosts Ancient Korea Debut in West

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A Buddha from the pagoda at Hwangboksa Temple site is displayed on October 28, 2013 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as part of an exhibition of treasures from ancient Korea (AFP, Don Emmert)

NEW YORK---Drawn to bling? A fan of gold jewelry? Keen on Buddha? If so, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art offers the newest ticket to fend off the winter chill. An exhibition of exquisite treasures from ancient Korea opens in New York next week, marking the first display anywhere outside Asia of the little known Silla kingdom. The exhibition is divided into three parts: glittering golden treasures -- beautifully intricate and in perfect condition -- from fifth and sixth century tombs. [link]