6th Century

A sizeable example of an almost bird-like shaped European Bronze age, 8th-6th century BC bronze sickle. Sickles are agricultural tools created for harvesting grain and used to the pr...

A rare large early Anglo Saxon cruciform headed plate brooch, circa 5th-6th Century A.D. The large rectangular cruciform head plate bronze brooch adorned on the sides with rounded f...

A rare and unusual pair of Gueridons with 6th century Roman Porphyry and Intricate geometric intarsia parquetry marble tops, once part of a Roman villa floor, with porphyry centre su...

PROVENANCE: From the Jean Paul Bourgis Collection, Beaulieu-Sur-Mer 1980. 6th - 3rd Century BC

This terracotta bust of a Kore (young maiden) has iconic Greek archaic features. Notable are her broad smile, almond-shaped eyes and long hair centrally parted with a broad fillet at...

In a short span of twenty-seven year, Northern Qi was being celebrated for its high achievement in Chinese Buddhist art with the support of the Tuoba emperors who were devout Buddhis...

In a short span of twenty-seven year, Northern Qi was being celebrated for its high achievement in Chinese Buddhist art with the support of the Tuoba emperors who were devout Buddhis...

In a short span of twenty-seven year, Northern Qi was being celebrated for its high achievement in Chinese Buddhist art with the support of the Tuoba emperors who were devout Buddhis...

Haniwa terracotta clay boar head made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects during the Kofun period (3rd to 6th centuries AD) Japan.

The cresting shows a small mirror with the hair of the byzantine emperor on the 6th century Giustino II and an inscription of his name, Giustino Minnore.

Western Greek, Sicily (?), late 6th century BC. Cf. G. Pugliese Carratelli, The Western Greeks (London 1996) p. 683, 95 XI-XII.

This is a very stylistic example of 6th century Chinese craftsmanship. Strong features exemplify both the horse and its rider.

–A.D. 676) of Korea. 5th-6th Century Silla pottery may well be the most genuinely indigenous of all Korean art forms.

Empress Theodora changed the fate of womankind in the 6th century. One of the most courageous Eastern Roman empresses ever to reign, she was a brilliant stateswoman, commanding her o...

Empress Theodora changed the fate of womankind in the 6th century. One of the most courageous Eastern Roman empresses ever to reign, she was a brilliant stateswoman, commanding her o...

Empress Theodora changed the fate of womankind in the 6th century. One of the most courageous Eastern Roman empresses ever to reign, she was a brilliant stateswoman, commanding her o...

Empress Theodora changed the fate of womankind in the 6th century. One of the most courageous Eastern Roman empresses ever to reign, she was a brilliant stateswoman, commanding her o...

Empress Theodora changed the fate of womankind in the 6th century. One of the most courageous Eastern Roman empresses ever to reign, she was a brilliant stateswoman, commanding her o...

Empress Theodora changed the fate of womankind in the 6th century. One of the most courageous Eastern Roman empresses ever to reign, she was a brilliant stateswoman, commanding her o...

Empress Theodora changed the fate of womankind in the 6th century. One of the most courageous Eastern Roman empresses ever to reign, she was a brilliant stateswoman, commanding her o...

Empress Theodora changed the fate of womankind in the 6th century. One of the most courageous Eastern Roman empresses ever to reign, she was a brilliant stateswoman, commanding her o...

Empress Theodora changed the fate of womankind in the 6th century. One of the most courageous Eastern Roman empresses ever to reign, she was a brilliant stateswoman, commanding her o...

A kingdom that rose to power in the 9th century BC and was eventually taken by the Iranians in the 6th century BC.

.; Hephthadite - 5th to 6th century; Kushan King 2nd century A.D.; Kushan King - 55 A.D., Vima Takto 35 B.C. - 55 A.D.)

An Etruscan terracotta antefix, adorned with a satyr face, crowned by a series of palmettes painted black and red. Etruscan Art, 6th-5th century BC. Provenance : French privat...

Modern knowledge of Solon is limited by the fact that his works only survive in fragments and appear to feature interpolations by later authors and by the general paucity of document...

Across the street is the entrance to the Paris Metro in front of Abbey St-Germain-des-Prés, the oldest church in Paris dating back to the 6th century.

An ancient Greek solid gold dress fastener, dating to the 6th Century BC. A most unusual brooch-like fastener, which likely functioned as a button in antiquity, drawing together t...

Mangala sutra's origin dates back to the 6th Century AD. Mangala sutra is a social practice widespread in India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

The artist wanted to offer a true representation of life in 6th Century Wales which would have been undoubtedly hard.

The earliest reference to that type of antiquity in English history is around the 6th century, on the days of king Vortigern. In more recent times, that type of bowl was used in mon...

Findings of the Evil Eye in craft and architecture date back to the 6th century BC. The reinterpretation of strong, cross-cultural symbols has always been a source of inspiration for...

A stunning Migration period chip-carved silver gilt brooch, dating to the 6th century AD. This wonderful s-shaped jewel exemplifies the best of Migration period art; two sinuous r...

Historical Significance: The origin of the Mangala sutra dates back to the 6th Century AD, and it remains a prevalent social practice in India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

Loss of material The Gupta period in India (4th to 6th centuries) was a golden age when the arts – sculpture, painting, literature – as well as various sciences – astronomy and mat...

The Jain religion was established in India during the 9th to 6th centuries BCE, but unlike Buddhism and Hinduism, it has not spread to other countries.

Situated on the border between what is now Pakistan and Afghanistan, the kingdom of Gandhara contained several notable cities that flourished between the 6th century B.C. and the 11t...

Gupta Art The Gupta period in India (4th to 6th centuries) was a golden age when the arts – sculpture, painting, literature – as well as various sciences – astronomy and mathematic...

N² (born Noah Marti, 2000) is an emerging street artist in Los Angeles, California. Raised in a family of artists and musicians, he found himself surrounded from infancy by musical l...

Muñoz urban photograph captures the material of the subject, the angle and skewed depth of field brings an element of play to his vision. Mr. Muñoz is a freelance magazine photograph...

Pockets of her worship remained in Christian Europe as late as the 6th century.  

Antique mercury glass set of three balls in different colors - rare purple, bronze gold and silver; a vase, a painted candlestick and a painted outside gold inlay goblet. Beautiful d...

Sargy Mann (29 May 1937 – 5 April 2015) was a British Painter and one of the most extraordinary artists of recent time. Both a landscape and figurative painter, his diverse works are...

The urban habitat was adorned with vast peristyle mansions mosaics and enriched with marble furnishings. From the 6th century onwards the city slowly declined and was destroyed by ea...

Granulation was an ancient, secret technique by which Etruscan jewelers in the 6th century melted gold into small orbs and attached them to a precious metal base.

It originated in antique India in the 5th or 6th century BC. It developed from Brahmanism, just like Hinduism and Buddhism.

He is believed to have lived in ancient Greece in the 6th century BC, but the details of his life are shrouded in legend.

Admired and played by rulers and kings through the centuries. It evolved from 6th century India and 7th century Central Asia, spreading to be played in the Tudor court, to Napoleonic...

It originated in antique India in the 5th-6th century BC. It developed from Brahmanism, just like Hinduism and Buddhism.

Situated on the border between what is now Pakistan and Afghanistan, the kingdom contained several notable cities that flourished between the 6th century BC and the 11th century AD. ...

"Abstract, 6th Ave, NYC" is a color photograph on Etching Rag archival paper. It's a signed Edition of 20, available in sizes 16x24, 11x17 and 8x12 inches. It is a striking compositi...

One of the great attractions of Florence, drawing over half a million visitors yearly, is Palazzo Vecchio, the 6th century building forming the nucleus of the famed Empire of Lorenzo...

History: The original Buddha, Sakyamuni Gautama, or Gautama Siddhartha, was born in India in the 5th-6th century B.C. He was born into a noble family, but left this life to lead ...

The Church of the Nativity site's original basilica was completed in 339 and destroyed by fire during the Samaritan Revolts in the 6th century. A new basilica was built 565 by Justin...

Wild nature, which is constitutionally and conceptually inimitable by any attempt at human artifice, has been organised into strict forms in Christine Ödlund’s works, just like 6th c...

The legend originated from China in the 6th-7th century. They were regarded as mischievous, half tobi (type of hawk) and half human.

Decorate yourself in elegance with this Pendant is crafted from 14-karat Yellow Gold by Gin & Grace. This Pendant is made up of Round Cab Ethiopian Opals (10 pcs) 2.08 carat and Roun...

Philippe Ferrandis Gripoix Cross CrossNecklace. Another spectacular Handmade Creation from Phillipe Ferrandis. The colors are bold & iridescent The colors in green, purple and shades...

Ancient Roman Bronze Herm Statue dating from the 1st to 4th Century A.D. A herm was a statue consisting of a a head atop a square pillar, originally an artifact to honor the god Herm...

Cross Diamond Necklace in 18k Yellow Gold / Rose Gold / White Gold. Delicate dainty cross charm necklace with natural diamond set in 18k solid gold. This modern minimalist necklace ...

A bronze gong, handcrafted in or around Cambodia, Angkor Vat period, circa 14th - 15th Century. The Khmer culture existed in Southeast Asia between the 9th and 15 centuries, origin...

A good antique Early 19th Century Southeast Asian Bronze Buddha statue, Circa 1800. The Buddha seated upon a triangular shaped base with lotus decoration, the Buddha's hands posed i...

A simple and elegant Roman bronze hand mirror, late Republic Period, circa 1st century, Italy. The bronze mirror of simple form. The round face with a pierced border design. The o...

A Chinese molded stoneware figure on a custom display stand likely from Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD). These pottery figures were used as part of tomb accouterment for the burial practic...