Paperweight in the shape of a horse

Paperweight in the shape of a horse

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This silver standing horse very likely functioned as a paperweight on a scholar’s desk. The horse’s combination of naturalistic details and archaistic pose matches archaeologically recovered depictions in bronze and stone dating to the late thirteenth century.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.