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Pakistani Art Makes U.S. Debut at Asia Society Museum

artwork: So-called winged Aphrodite leaning against a pillar. Pakistan. 1st century CE. Gold. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm). National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi, SK.29-1507/2. - Photo by Peter Oszvald -  © Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn.


NEW YORK, NY- An exhibit of rare Buddhist sculptures, architectural reliefs and works of gold and bronze is opening at the Asia Society Museum on Tuesday after a long and tumultuous journey from Pakistan. The works, many of which have never been shown before in the United States, are from the historically rich Gandharan region of Pakistan. They had originally been scheduled to be shown in March but roadblocks, U.S. visa problems for Pakistani officials accompanying the works and a new Pakistani law delayed the opening until this month.