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EXHIBITION Sunday, July 20 to Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Tuesday, September 2 to Sunday, December 14, 2003
Art from Achaemenid Persia Sunday, July 20 to Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Tuesday, September 2 to Sunday, December 14, 2003 Dynastic Treasures from the Eurasian Continent Sunday, July 20 to Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Tuesday, September 2 to Sunday, December 14, 2003
Trade was already being extensively carried out, nearly 6,000 years ago, in the ancient world of the Orient along a route that ran from the Indus to the Nile. This route, known as the Lapis Lazuli Road, was named after its major object of trade. This ancient world was first unified by Iranian people, who established the Persian Archaemenid dynasty. The art of this empire consisted of the finest materials from its various regions and composed of splendid and ornate styles. Explore the flowering of Persian art and the ancient world of the Orient through this exhibition. China, in ancient times, had contact with Western civilization through its relations with nomadic tribes invading from the northwest. The Han emperor, Wudi (r. 140-87 B.C.), seeking outstanding horses from and an alliance with the Western Regions, sent envoys there. This union later led to the development of the trade route, known as the Silk Road, and brought about the active exchange and rise of material and spiritual cultures that tied the eastern and western dynasties of the Eurasian continent. This exhibition features the arts of ancient China, early Chinese Buddhism from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Tang and Sassanian dynasties, and the Islamic world in Persia.
Pair of Bracelets with Winged-caprid Terminals Bowl with Gold Appliques Rhyton with a Horned-lion Protome Medallion and Animal Carpet Wine Vessel: You
Rhyton with a Horned-lion Protome Plate Celestial Musician
Cup with Vultures and Gazelles Cup with Vultures and Gazelles
Goblet with Vulture and Bulls Mythical Animal
Belt Hook
Compound Zoomorphic Vessel


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