Art

Art of the 6th century

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Mural Fragment Depicting a Maguey Bloodletting Ritual Teotihuacan · 500–600 CE The bodhisattva Maitreya anonymous · 500 - 525 Guanyin anonymous · 512 Mother Goddess c. 600 Standing Buddha 591 Mural Fragment with Elite Male and Maguey Cactus Leaves 500–550 Icon of the Virgin and Child 500s CE Birmingham Quran manuscript full AnonymousUnknown author · the parchment was carbon-dated to 568–645 (2σ CI) Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate) in the Form of a Feline Nicoya · 500–1000 Head of Guanyin China · late Northern Qi/Sui dynasty, late 6th century Monk China · Sui Dynasty (589–618 A.D.) Monk China · Sui Dynasty (589–618 A.D.) Filagree Pendant in the Form of a Frog or Toad Coclé · 500–1000 Child's Tunic Egypt · 6th-8th century Follis (Coin) Portraying the Emperor Justin I or Justinian I Byzantine · 6th century Pilgrim Flask (Bian Hu) China · Sui (581–618) or early Tang dynasty (618–907), c. late 6th/7th century Coin Portraying King Chosroes II Iranian · 590-628 12 Nummi (Coin) of a Byzantine Emperor Byzantine · Roman Period, 6th century CE 12 Nummi (Coin) of a Byzantine Emperor Byzantine · Roman Period, 6th century CE Drachma (Coin) Portraying Chosroes I Iranian · 531-579 Solidus (Coin) of Tiberius II Constantinus Byzantine · 578–582 Follis (Coin) Portraying the Emperor Justinian I Byzantine · 538-539 Solidus (Coin) of Tiberius II Byzantine · 574–582 Stone panel carved in low relief with narrative scenes China · Northern Wei dynasty (386–535), c. 525 Stone panel carved in low relief with narrative scenes China · Northern Wei dynasty (386–535), c. 525 Entertainer China · Northern dynasties, 6th century Bodhisattva Guanyin 581–618 Bodhisattva Guanyin late 500s–early 600s Adoring Monk early 500s Section of a Coffin Platform: Dragon 550–77 Dog Head 500–1000 Seated Sakyamuni Buddha 500s–600s Bird-Shaped Container 500–900 Haniwa Figure of a Female 500s Seated Amitayus Buddha c. 570s River Goddess Ganga c. 700 Amida Buddha 581–618 Jaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra) under a Snake Hood India · 6th century Upper stele with hand for Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan c. 600 Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan c. 600 Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Monkey (Sagittarius) 500s Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Sheep (Scorpio) 500s Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Horse (Libra) 500s Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Serpent (Virgo) 500s Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Dragon (Leo) 500s Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Hare (Cancer) 500s Mortuary Figures of the Zodiac Signs 500s Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Dog (Aquarius) 500s