6th Century

On offer is a fine Bodhisattva head made of stucco around a wood core circa 6th century AD. The fragment was part of high-relief wall sculpture based on its construction.

The bust depicts Nitocris, the 6th century B.C.E queen of Babylon & the daughter of the famed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, she is depicted wearing an intricate head dress with a s...

It is in excellent condition , sometimes known as "Satsuma porcelain" is a type of porcelain from Japan.1 It originated in the 6th century, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and is ...

This carpet portrays the completely personal small garden of an Etruscan named Aulo (the general who conquered Rome during the 6th century BC). Aulus loved flowers, especially lilies...

Cosmetic Vessel ‘Hinted Bird’ type Ancient Phoenician, Eastern Mediterranean, Late 7th - early 6th century B.C. Carved, incised and smoothed Tridacna (clam) shell 15 cm long 8 cm w...

The Babylonian Exile was an important event in Jewish history. In the 6th century BCE, the Jews were exiled to Babylon.

Stone lanterns, Ishidoro were introduced to Japan via Korea and China in the 6th century AD. They were used initially in temples and later shrines as votive lights.

English School, 20th-century portrait of Sir Geoffrey Shakerley, 6th Baronet.

Rings engraved with the busts of married couples became very fashionable in the 5th and 6th Century throughout the Roman Empire. Typically the portraits are generic and not particula...

A solid-cast female Bodhisattva torso, possibly from Western Thailand or Cambodia, possibly from Srivajaya, somewhere in the 6th–8th century Prakhon Chai world, peninsula, Thailan...

SEBASTIAN MUNSTER (1488-1552) FLORENCZ - -- FIGUR UND GELEGENHEIT DER EDLEN UND HOCH BERHÜMPTEN STATT FLORENTZ. . c 1550 (Fauser, #3925.) Woodcut from Münster's., Cosmographei, ode...

The overall form—most notably the pleated trousers, compact seated posture, and strong frontal profile—is closely consistent with Gandharan bronzes dated to the 6th–7th century, as d...

The Bactrian culture existed between the 3rd millennium B.C. and the 6th century in Central Asia comprising modern Afghanistan and bordering India.

It is hard to determine the exact origin or age of these textile fragment, similar pieces were dated to 4th to 6th century with origin in the Middle East and North Africa.

A huge, weathered York stone carving of a neoclassical or Roman figure on horseback after the antique 6th century BC Greek Parthenon Frieze. Spanning approximately 1.9 x 1.2 m (6ft x...

Gold and Rock Crystal Scroll Amulet pendant Late Roman to Byzantine, circa 4th - 6th century AD Length: 1.8 cm A cylindrical rock crystal amulet pendant of circular cross-section ...

Original linen backed stone lithograph: Antar was a 6th-century Arabian warrior-poet. Opera was in rehearsal at the Opera in 1914, when the composer died at the age of 36 on the very...

A Banded Agate Intaglio Engraved with the Chi-Rho Symbol set in a Gold Ring
Gold, agate Late Roman or Early Byzantine / 4th - 6th century AD (intaglio) Mount 20th Century Size: 56 ...

Taiko drums were introduced to Japan as early as the 6th century through Chinese and Korean cultural influences, and pottery dating from the Kofun period (3rd–6th century) depicting ...

Experts have uncovered splendid antique carpets in the palace of Cyrus the Great, who ruled the ancient Persian Empire in the 6th Century B.C. People crafted these antique carpets in...

Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1750-1811) was an English portrait painter and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Justly celebrated in his lifetime he won several...

Bodhidharma, a legendary Buddhist monk from Central Asian or India who was credited for bringing Chan school of Buddhism (also known in Japan as Zen) to China around 5-6th century. O...

An extremely rare and early Arakan (Rakhine) Buddha in royal attire, dating to the first formative period of Arakanese Buddhist art, when the region developed a visual language disti...

A fine and rare Indian carved sandstone stele of a Jain family group, Sarnath style, early Indian Medieval period, 6th-7th century, Uttar Pradesh, India. Carved from a single block ...

The French word plique-a-jour translates to “letting in daylight”; it is a technique used dating back to 6th century AD. This method could take up to a few months to finish and is a ...

A Merovingian Frankish Gold Finger-Ring with a Re-used Late Imperial Carnelian Intaglio Gold, carnelian Probably Neustria / Western Frankish Kingdom (including the Paris region) ...

In the valley is a battle scene. Antar was a 6th-century Arabian warrior-poet. Opera was in rehearsal at the Opera in 1914, when the composer died at the age of 36 on the very day...

The Maltese Cross is an ancient symbol with Byzantine roots that dates back to the 6th century. It is a symbol of protection, honor, and courage.

Inspired by archaic Greece (8th-6th centuries BC), the sculptor represents a young woman or koré, the most representative typology of Greek sculpture of that period along with the ku...

The Salt is stamped beneath with ‘6A’, for the 6th Artel, and ‘88’, which signifies 91.66% silver.

A simple and elegant Chinese high fired white glazed jar with four lug handles, Sui Dynasty (581 to 618), probably Heibei Province. The voluptuous jar crafted from a high fired s...

See a sandstone figure of Buddha, also seated in ‘European pose’ and with hands held in dharmachakra mudra, dated 5th - 6th century, 118 cm high, in the British Museum, museum number...

Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature an...

"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City Ernest Fiene (1894-1965) "6th Avenue El" 12 1/4 x 14 1/4 Oil on canvas board, c. 1940s Signed lower righ...

ABOUT THE ANCIENT ARTIFACTS Left to right: Scythian, c. 7th-6th century BC. Marvelous Scythian bronze zoomorphic decoration in the form of a bird's head.

Old print depicting Christian, 6th King of Norway, Denmark etc. This print originates from the 7th-volume of 'Hedendaagsche Historie of tegenwoordige staat van alle Volkeren (..)' by...

Tadanori Yokoo "The 6th International Biennial Exhibition of Prints in Tokyo" The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1968 Offset lithograph poster 42 x 30 inches (image) 45 1/2 x ...

This exquisite 18Kt Gold pendant houses a genuine Byzantine Gold Semissis, struck during the reign of Emperor Heraclius (610–641 AD). The obverse depicts the pearl-diademed, draped a...

He lived in the 7th to 6th century BCE, during the final years of the Kingdom of Judah before the Babylonian conquest and the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE.

The word “Hun” is a derogatory word towards the Germans that derives from the nomadic tribe, the Huns, in the 4th and 6th century AD, known for their barbaric and warlike invasions (...

Their final demise occurred in the Western Isles in the 6th century AD. The significance of the head in Celtic iconography is evident in its frequent occurrence, albeit always displa...

Antique print titled 'Sjeich Omar, Sesde Groote Mogol'. This print depicts Aurangzeb, the 6th Mughal Emperor. Text on verso. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by ...

Old map of Asia depicting Asia in the 6th through the 9th centuries. This period roughly corresponds to the Chang Dynasty in China and the Tufan kings of Tibet.

This exquisite 18Kt Gold pendant houses a 24Kt Gold Byzantine coin (Semissis) 6th Cent AD depicting the Emperor Justinian I. On the rear, we can see the Victory holding globus and wr...

The Reverend George Croly—who wrote the text that accompanied Roberts’ prints in the Holy Land publication—believed that this Islamic structure had replaced the Byzantine Church of t...

SAINT AFRE OF AUGSBURG ORIGIN : SOUTHERN GERMANY PERIOD : 16th CENTURY Height : 119 cm Width : 50 cm Depth : 28 cm Limewood Good state of conservation Patron Saint...

Although, according to legend, Arthur is thought to have lived in the 5th to 6th Centuries, it is especially the writings of Sir Thomas Mallory that associate Arthur with the Medieva...

Anchoring one vertical edge is a disciplined, repeating Seigaiha (wave) border, an ancient motif originating in 6th-century cartography that traditionally symbolizes eternal peace, r...

An extraordinary, museum-caliber 6th to 8th-century Post-Gupta period Indian sandstone architectural relief illustrating the Thousand Buddhas (Sahasrabuddha).

With the introduction of Buddhism in the 6th century, their perception changed radically.

It may be read in the context of Merovingian conversion to Nicene Christianity around the turn of the 6th century AD. This brooch also boasts an exceptional provenance.

"Shin" = God "zo" = statue Since ancient times in Japan, it has been believed that gods reside in all things in the universe, and there have been many shrines. In the 6th century, B...

Doric designs developed in the western Dorian region of Greece in about the 6th century BC. They were used in Greece until about 100 BC.

The red-figure technique, developed in Athens towards the end of the 6th century BC, allowed painters considerably greater freedom in rendering the human body than the earlier black-...

ABOUT THE IMAGE The historic island city of Saint-Malo, in the Brittany region of northwestern France was named for Maclou, or Malo, a Welsh monk who fled to Brittany, making his hea...

The Baths of Caracalla were built in the early 3rd century by Emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla (the son of Septimius Severus) and were in use until the 6th century.

While kiln sites producing Yue ware from the Han to the Six Dynasties periods have been identified, there remains a significant gap in evidence between the late 6th century and the f...

Milo of Croton (Crotone) was a 6th-century BC wrestler from the Magna Graecian City of Croton, who enjoyed a brilliant wrestling career and won many victories in the most important a...

Stone lanterns, Ishidoro were introduced to Japan via Korea and China in the 6th century AD. They were used initially in temples and later shrines as votive lights.

Later excavations, in the early 1960s, exposed remains of some houses, indicating that the synagogue had stood in a Jewish village of the Byzantine period (5th-6th centuries). The en...