8th Century Collection (page 12)

The Yaxchilan Lintels, 8th century
Lintel 15 of Yaxchilan Structure 21, Mayan, Mexico, 770. Carved limestone lintel with glyphs and a scene representing Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite

Mashta inscription - Hebrew tombstone, found in Aden, Asia, 8th century
Carved dark stone tombstone, Aden, Asia, 1717-1718 (Seleucid era). Hebrew inscription in square characters, gives the name of a woman called Mishta (or Mashta)

Detail of a Celtic reliquary, 8th century
Detail of a bronze and silver-gilt Celtic reliquary from Ireland, 8th century

Sainte Foy church in Conques, 12th century
Sainte Foy church in Conques, originally built in the eighth century and demolished and rebuilt in the twelfth, 12th century

Celtic Calf of Man Crucifixion slab, 8th century
Celtic Christian Calf of Man Crucifixion slab, at Manx Museum on the Isle of Man, 8th century

Bronze plaque of a bear from the Perm region of Siberia, 8th century
Bronze plaque of a bear from the Perm region of Siberia, from the Hermitage Museums collection in Russia, 8th century

Anglo-Saxon church of St Laurence, 8th century
Anglo-Saxon church of St Laurence in Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, 8th century

Early Christian Celtic figures, 8th century
Early Christian Celtic figures from a church on White Island in County Fermanagh, Ireland, 8th century

Naga King on a guard stone, 8th century
Naga King on a guard stone in Anuradhapura, at the entrance to the Ratanapasada in the Abhayagiri grounds, 8th century

Padma Sambhava, 1924. Artist: Nicholas Roerich
Padma Sambhava, 1924. Padmasambhava was an Indian sage who is said to have introduced Tantric Buddhism to Bhutan and Tibet in the 8th century

Moonstone at the Queens Pavilion in Anuradhapura, 8th century
Moonstone at the Queens Pavilion in Anuradhapura, symbolising the circles of existence, 8th century

Terminal, possibly from a Crozier, found in a Viking settlement, 8th century
Copper alloy, glass and enamel terminal, possibly from a Crozier, probably looted in Ireland and found in a Viking trading settlement at Helgo, Sweden, 8th century

South Persian prayer rug, 18th century
South Persian prayer rug, which is very fine work of c. 700 knots per square inch. From the Metropolitan Museum of Arts collection in New York in New York, 18th century

Celtic gilt-silver brooch, 8th century
Celtic gilt-silver brooch from Ireland, 8th century

Bronze matrix for making decorative plaques for helmets, 8th century
Viking bronze matrix for making decorative plaques for helmets, showing a man with an axe holding a chained bear, from Torslunda, Bjornhovda, Sweden

Detail of Viking stele showing a battle scene, 8th century
Detail of Viking stele from Gelgarda, Gottard, Sweden, showing a battle scene, 8th century

Pictish silver pennanular brooch, 8th century
A silver, gilt, and glass pennanular Pictish brooch. Discovered in Aldclune, Blair Atoll, Perthshire, 8th century

Celtic Bronze Jug, 8th century
A Celtic bronze jug from Bavaria, 8th century

Celtic Christian figures, White Island, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland, c8th century
Celtic Christian figures, White Island, Co.Fermanagh, Ireland, c8th century

Kilnasaggart Cross Pillar, Armagh, Ireland, c714. Inscribed with crosses and inscription. The oldest dateable Christian monument in Ireland

Kilnasaggart Cross Pillar, Armagh, c714. Inscribed with crosses and inscription. The oldest dateable Christian monument in Ireland

Jade plaque showing a seated Mayan king, 400-800

Charlemagne, King of the Franks, accepting the submission of the Saxons, 777 (19th century). Charlemagne (741-814) became King of the Franks in 768, jointly with his brother Carloman

Pepin d Heristal, Frankish ruler, 19th century. Also known as Pepin le Gros (Pepin the Fat), Pepin (635-714) assumed royal power at the Frankish court in c680

Pepin the Short, King of the Franks from 751, 19th century. Pepin III, the Short, (714-768) was the son of Charles Martel and the father of Charlemagne

Charles Martel, 7th century King of the Franks, 19th century. Charles Martel (the Hammer) (c688-741) depicted in a chain mail tunic carrying a mace and shield

Battle of Poitiers, France, 732 (1837). Artist: Charles Auguste Guillaume Steuben
Battle of Poitiers, France, 732 (1837). The battle at which the Frankish king Charles Martel (the Hammer) (c688-741), founder of the Carolingian dynasty and grandfather of Charlemagne

Jabir Ibn Hayyan, Abu Musa, Arab chemist and alchemist. Jabir Ibn Hayyan (Al Jabir) (c721-c815) was court physician to Harun al-Rashid. He is also known as Geber in Latin

Portrait of Saint John from the Book of Kells, c800. The Book of Kells is a manuscript of the Four Gospels originally thought to have been produced in Ireland in the 6th century at the time of St

Monogram page from the Book of Kells Christi Auteum Generatio, c800. The Book of Kells is a manuscript of the Four Gospels originally thought to have been produced in Ireland in the 6th century at

Opening words of St Matthews Gospel Liber Generationes, from The Book of Kells, c800 century. The Book of Kells is a manuscript of the Four Gospels originally thought to have been produced in Ireland

Charlemagne, king of the Franks. Charlemagne (Charles the Great) (747-814) was crowned Christian emperor of the west in St Peters Cathedral, Rome, on Christmas Day 800

Charlemagne, king of the Franks, c1920. Charlemagne (Charles the Great) (747-814) was crowned Christian Emperor of the West in St Peters Cathedral, Rome on Christmas Day 800

Saint Charlemagne, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Saint Charlemagne, 1892. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 30th January 1892

The Venerable Bede (c673-735), Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian, c1584
The Venerable Bede (c673-735), Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian, 1493. Seen here using a quill pen and a writing slope, Bede was a monk at Jarrow, Northumberland

Figure with knobbed headdress and robe, Pacheco Culture, Tiahuanaco, Peru, 600-1000. Figure standing on a tray bordered with painted Puma-Heads

Mexican Serpent, God and Priest, Pre-Columbian, Maya Culture, 770. Carved limestone lintel with glyphs and a scene representing Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite

Relief showing scene from a sutra, Barabudur, Java, c750-850. Photograph

Wall painting from a Greek tomb at Paestum of a swimmer, 8th century
Wall painting from a Greek tomb at Paestum of a swimmer, which symbolises the afterlife, 8th century

Charles Martel, King of the Franks, at the Battle of Poitiers, 732 (1892). Charles Martel (the Hammer) (c688-741) depicted wielding a battleaxe

St John the Evangelist from the Lindisfarne (Durham) Gospel Book, c720. Produced at Lindisfarne, England, it is St Jeromes Latin version of the four Gospels made in the 4th century

St Matthew from the Book of Kells, c800. The Book of Kells is a manuscript of the Four Gospels originally thought to have been produced in Ireland in the 6th century at the time of St Columba

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