7th Century Collection (page 9)

Roof detail, Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet. The most important Buddhist temple in Tibet, the Jokhang was built in the 7th century during the reign of King Songsten Gampo

Sasanian fire altar, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. The Sasanian dynasty ruled an empire centred on Persia from 224 until 651. During their rule Zoroastrianism became the state religion

Effigy of Osric, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire. Osric, King of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of the Hwicce, is said to have founded a monastic house at Gloucester in the 7th century

House interior, West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
House interior, West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village, Bury St Edmund s, Suffolk. A reconstruction of an early Anglo-Saxon village from c420-650 excavated on the site

Saint Hildas Abbey, Whitby, 1912. From The Mighty Army, by W. M. Letts, illustrated by Stephen Reid. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd, London, 1912]

Caedmon before Saint Hilda, 1912. From The Mighty Army, by W. M. Letts, illustrated by Stephen Reid. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd, London, 1912]

Roma - Piazza Scossacavalli. - Palace of Prince Torlonia, by Bramante, 1910. Palazzo Nunez-Torlonia is a palace in Rome, central Italy, the current home of the Torlonia family

The Legend of St. Cuthbert, Pen Drawing, 1891-1920, (1923). Artist: Robert Spencer
The Legend of St. Cuthbert, Pen Drawing, 1891-1920, (1923). Cuthbert, monk, hermit and Bishop of Lindisfarne, died on 20 March 687

Ely Cathedral, c1900. Artist: GW Wilson and Company
Ely Cathedral, c1900. Ely Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the English city of Ely, Cambridgeshire. The cathedral has its origins in AD 672 when St Etheldreda built an abbey church

Seated Figure of a Lohan - T Ang Dynasty, c7th to 10th century AD, (1936). The Tang dynasty was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

Bishop Laurentius Shewing His Cerated Body To King Edbald, 1838
Bishop Laurentius Shewing His Lacerated Body To King Edbald, 1838. Laurence (d. 619), the second Archbishop of Canterbury from about 604 to 619

Meersburg - Castle courtyard, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Meersburg - Castle courtyard, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Saint Giles and the Deer, c1500, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

Interior of Whitby Abbey, c1915. Artist: William Callow
Interior of Whitby Abbey, c1915. Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire, 2009. The first abbey at Whitby was founded in 657 by Oswy, King of Northumbria

Bronze Mirror: T Ang Dynasty, (618-907). Tang dynasty art refers to the art in China during the Tang dynasty (618-907). From The Connoisseur Volume 95, edited by Edward Wenham

Emperor Taizong (T ai Tsung) of the Tang Dynasty (598-649), 1937
Emperor Taizong (T ai Tsung) of the Tang Dynasty (598?649). He is considered one of the greatest Chinese emperors. From The Pageant of Kingship cigarette card series, issued by Peter Jackson Ltd. 1937

Earthenware vase, Chinese, Tang dynasty, 618-907 (1925). Incised through a white slip and painted in coloured glazes. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Detail of a picture of Paradise, Chinese, Tang dynasty, 618-907 (1925). Painting on silk. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Portrait of the poet Hitomaro, Japanese, Yamato School, 13th century (1886). Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (c662-710) was a poet of the late Asuka period

Ploughing, a lord hunting with a bird, a slave, and two servants, 5th-7th century (1882-1884). After a miniature in the Bibliotheque Nationale

Carolingian queen, 7th-10th century (1882-1884). The Carolingian dynasty was founded by Charles Martel (686-741) They became rulers of the Franks in 751 when Pepin the Short overthrew the last

Merovingian queen, 5th-8th century (1882-1884). The Merovingian dynasty ruled the Franks from the mid 5th century until 751, when the last Merovingian king, Childeric III

Chief of the Franks, c5th-9th century (1882-1884). Artist: Meunier
Chief of the Franks, c5th-9th century (1882-1884). On horseback, carrying a mace. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

South front of Asakusa Temple, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
South front of Asakusa Temple, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Senso-ji, a Buddhist temple in the district of Asakusa, is the oldest temple in Tokyo, dating from the mid 7th century

Childeric II (c653-675), 12th century (1849). Originally from his tomb at the church of St Germain des Pres. Reproduced here from Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

King Clotaire II (584-629) and Bertude (575-604), 12th century (1849). A 19th century version based on images on their tombs in St Germain des Pres

Augustine Preaching to Ethelbert and Bertha, 1925. From Highroads of History, book II: Stories from British History, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons (London, Edinburgh, New York, 1925)

Egfrith offering the Bishopric of Hexham to Cuthbert, 678, (c1920). Artist: William Bell Scott
Egfrith offering the Bishopric of Hexham to Cuthbert, 678, (c1920). A print from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, London, c1920s

Pottery Figure of a Horse - T Ang Dynasty, c7th to 10th century AD, (1936). The Tang dynasty was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

St Isidore, 1886. St Isidore of Seville (c560-636), Archbishop of Seville. Published in Butlers Lives of the Saints, DIV 1, by the Rev Alban Butler, London & Dublin, 1886

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, c1920s-c1930s(?). The Mosque of Omar on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the oldest existing Islamic monument

St Giles, St Gregory, and St Jerome, c1380 (1955). Artist: Master of the Trebon Altarpiece
St Giles, St Gregory, and St Jerome, c1380 (1955). Found in the collection of The National Gallery in Prague. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450

Bas reliefs of Trajan and Column of Phocas in the Forum, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bas reliefs of Trajan and Column of Phocas in the Forum, Rome, Italy. Trajan was Emperor of Rome from 98-117. The Column of Phocas was the last structure to be erected in the Forum Romanum

Map of Britain in 665, (1892). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume I, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1892

St Matthew, 7th century (1892). From the Book of Kells, AD 650-690. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume I, Macmillan and Co

Benedict II, Pope of the Catholic Church. Pope Saint Benedict II was pope from 684 to 685 AD

Adeodatus I, Pope of the Catholic Church. Pope Saint Adeodatus I was pope from 615 to 618 AD

Saint Boniface IV, Pope of the Catholic Church. Pope Saint Boniface IV was pope from 608 to 615

Boniface V, Pope of the Catholic Church. Boniface was pope from 619 to 625 AD

Clovis II, King of Neustria and Burgundy, (19th century). Artist: G Levy
Clovis II, King of Neustria and Burgundy, (19th century). Clovis (634-657) was a minor for most of his reign and was dominated by powerful nobles

The Round Tower of Clondalkin, County Dublin, Ireland, 1829. Artist: R Brandard
The Round Tower of Clondalkin, County Dublin, Ireland, 1829. The tower, now in the suburbs of Dublin, was built as part of a monastery in c600 AD

Gold crosses of a king of the Goths, 7th century, (1870). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven
Gold crosses of a king of the Goths, 7th century, (1870). Part of the so-called Treasure of Guarrazar, found in Guadamur (Toledo, Spain) in 1853 and 1861

King Clotaire II of the Franks, (19th century). Artist: Weber
King Clotaire II of the Franks, (19th century). Clotaire II (584-629) was King of Neustria from the time of his birth (his mother ruled as regent) and of all the Franks from 613

King Clotaire III of the Franks, (19th century). Artist: Blanchard
King Clotaire III of the Franks, (19th century). Clotaire III (652-673) was king of the Frankish kingdom of Neustria and Burgundy and briefly in c660-662 of all the Frankish kingdoms

Pope John V. A Syrian by birth, John was pope from 685 to 686

Pope Leo II. Leo (died 683), a Sicilian by birth, was pope from August 682 to 28 June 683

Hedda of Winchester consecrates St Guthlac, late 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Hedda of Winchester consecrates St Guthlac, late 12th century, (1843). The bishop wears sacerdotal dress consisting of albe, tunic, dalmatic and chasuble. Guthlac lived 673-714 AD

Shield with a horseman (Detail), end 7th, early 8th century. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

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