5th Century Collection (page 6)

Camel in front of The Treasury (Al-Khazneh), Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ma an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East

Council of Ephesus, held in 431 under Pope Celestine I and the reign of Theodosius the Younger, fresco Painting, 16th century

Horus on a Horse spears a Crocodile, Egyptian Sandstone, 5th century

Coptic Textile, Portrait of Dionysus. 5th Century. Egypt. Dionysus is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility

Coptic Textile Portrait of Ariadne, 5th century. Mostly associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of the Minotaur and Theseus. Egypt. Louvre

Late Roman ivory casket, Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, 5th century
Late Roman ivory casket; one of four panels; depicting the Death of Judas and the Crucifixion, c420-430. From the British Museums collection

Iron age stela of two horses fighting, 5th century
Germanic Iron Age stela of two horses fighting, from Haggeey, Uppland, Sweden, 5th century

The Milk Grotto, Bethlehem, Palestine, Middle East

Ireland, County Cork, Drombeg, Drombeg Stone Circle, 5th century

Church of Mary (5th century), ruins of ancient Ephesus, Selcuk, Izmir Province, Turkey

Palestine, West Bank, Bethlehem Governorate, Al-Ubeidiya. Mar Saba monastery, built into the cliffs of the Kidron Valley in the Judean Desert

Treaty Of Peace Peace Treaty Saxons Hengist Horsa
The treaty of peace between the Saxons, Hengist and Horsa and the British king Vortigern in the 5th century. Hengist and Horsa, Germanic brothers who led the Angles

Piratical Invasion Saxons Hengist Horsa Germanic
The piratical invasion of the Saxons under Hengist and Horsa, Germanic brothers who led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century

The baptism of Clovis I, in Reims by Saint Remi on 25/12/496 (or 499), c. 1490-1510 (oil on panel)
JLJ4974500 The baptism of Clovis I, in Reims by Saint Remi on 25/12/496 (or 499), c. 1490-1510 (oil on panel) by Master of Saint Giles (fl.1490-1510); National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Portrait of Attila (395-453) King of the Huns - drawing from "I misteri del vaticano" by Franco Mistrali 1843
ELD4957752 Portrait of Attila (395-453) King of the Huns - drawing from "I misteri del vaticano" by Franco Mistrali 1843; Private Collection; (add.info)

Meeting of Attila and Pope Saint Leon I the Great (440-461): the barbarian Attila, leader of the people of the Huns
ELD4957749 Meeting of Attila and Pope Saint Leon I the Great (440-461): the barbarian Attila, leader of the people of the Huns

Portrait of King of the Vandals Huneric (died 484) (Vandal king Huneric or Hunneric or Honeric)
ELD4957787 Portrait of King of the Vandals Huneric (died 484) (Vandal king Huneric or Hunneric or Honeric) drawing from "I misteri del vaticano" by Franco Mistrali 1843; Private Collection;

Portrait of Pope Leon I the Great (440-461) (Pope Leo I) drawing from "I misteri del vaticano" by Franco
ELD4957747 Portrait of Pope Leon I the Great (440-461) (Pope Leo I) drawing from "I misteri del vaticano" by Franco Mistrali 1843; Private Collection; (add.info)

Refugies hunted by the huns of Attila install the foundations of the city of Venice
ELD4957460 Refugies hunted by the huns of Attila install the foundations of the city of Venice, 5th century (Foundation of Venice by the refugees hunted away by the barbarian of Attila)

Religious costumes in Antiquite: from g a d portrait of a Byzantine deacon, a Christian priest of the first century
ELD4834347 Religious costumes in Antiquite: from g a d portrait of a Byzantine deacon, a Christian priest of the first century, an eveque in the 5th century

Portrait of Odoacre (Odovacar), leader of the Herules allies in the Huns and minister of Attila (435-493)
ELD4957907 Portrait of Odoacre (Odovacar), leader of the Herules allies in the Huns and minister of Attila (435-493) (Odoacer or Flavius Odovacer)

Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey
7128907 Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey by Byzantine, (5th century); Yerebatan Palace, Istanbul

Lidded tetrapod bowl with paddler and peccaries, c 200-450 AD (ceramic and cinnabar)
1069828 Lidded tetrapod bowl with paddler and peccaries, c 200-450 AD (ceramic and cinnabar) by Mayan; 30.48 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Early Classic period)

Portrait of Athaulf king of the Visigoths, 1634-35 (oil on canvas)
CUL4930100 Portrait of Athaulf king of the Visigoths, 1634-35 (oil on canvas) by Carducci, Vincenzo (1585-1638); 205x118 cm; Army Museum, Toledo, Spain; (add.info.: By Carducci)

Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey
7128905 Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey by Byzantine, (5th century); Yerebatan Palace, Istanbul

Buddha from a stupa, 400-600, (terracotta)
7130101 Buddha from a stupa, 400-600, (terracotta) by Pakistani School; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Buddha from a stupa, 400-600, Gupta period, terracotta, from pakistan)

Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey
7128904 Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey by Byzantine, (5th century); Yerebatan Palace, Istanbul

The last fight of the gladiators (litho)
979533 The last fight of the gladiators (litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last fight of the gladiators)

Clovis, first King of the Franks, c. 466~511. 1796 (engraving)
7233753 Clovis, first King of the Franks, c. 466~511. 1796 (engraving) by Austrian School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clovis (c)

Clovis I
3783141 Clovis I; (add.info.: Clovis I. The first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler: also the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul (France). 465-511

Gregoire de Tours
3783139 Gregoire de Tours; (add.info.: Saint Gregory of Tours. Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours. c.539-593. Engraving by Dequevauviller, c.1844. Plutarque Francais: Moyen Age, Vol 1)

The bag of Rome (Italy), in 410, taken from the city and looted by the Visigoths led by Alaric (370-410)
ELD4886729 The bag of Rome (Italy), in 410, taken from the city and looted by the Visigoths led by Alaric (370-410) (Sack of Rome by the Visigoths led by Alaric I in 410)

The Byzantine Emperor Zenon (425-491) returned to Constantinople had the usurper Flavius Basiliscus (Basilisk)
ELD4886530 The Byzantine Emperor Zenon (425-491) returned to Constantinople had the usurper Flavius Basiliscus (Basilisk) locked up with his family, 477 (dead of Basiliscus enclosed in a dry cistern)

The young Odoacre (ca. 433-493) receiving the blessing of Severin, Apotre de Norique, ca
ELD4884017 The young Odoacre (ca. 433-493) receiving the blessing of Severin, Apotre de Norique, ca. 470 (Odoacer meets the monk Severinus of Noricum who learns him that he would one day become)

Landing of Hengest and Horsa, figures of Anglo-Saxon legend, which records the two as the Germanic brothers who led
ELD4882343 Landing of Hengest and Horsa, figures of Anglo-Saxon legend, which records the two as the Germanic brothers who led the Angle, Saxon

The death of the king of the huns Attila (395-453) during his sleep on his wedding night with the germaine Ildico
ELD4886563 The death of the king of the huns Attila (395-453) during his sleep on his wedding night with the germaine Ildico, 453 (Death of Attila, ruler of the huns on his wedding night)

Barbarian Invasion: " The king of the huns Attila (406-453) apprehended to sieger the city of Aquilee in Italy
ELD4886247 Barbarian Invasion: " The king of the huns Attila (406-453) apprehended to sieger the city of Aquilee in Italy watches with his soldiers

Portrait of Hypatia of Alexandria (370-415) mathematician and philosopher after a painting by Alfred Seifert (1850-1901)
ELD4866587 Portrait of Hypatia of Alexandria (370-415) mathematician and philosopher after a painting by Alfred Seifert (1850-1901) (Alexandrine Greek Neoplatonist philosopher Hypatia)

Barbarian invasions, bag of Rome: " The king of the Visigoths Alaric I (370-410)
ELD4849613 Barbarian invasions, bag of Rome: " The king of the Visigoths Alaric I (370-410) receives the representatives of the city of Rome who came to bargain at the time of the capture of

The baptism of Clovis (496) by Saint Remi, 1896 (illustration)
7304513 The baptism of Clovis (496) by Saint Remi, 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jewelled disc brooch, 400-1066 (garnet, gold, niello, silver, gilded, nielloed)
7310015 Jewelled disc brooch, 400-1066 (garnet, gold, niello, silver, gilded, nielloed) by Anglo-Saxon; 4.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Battle of Tolbiac (conversion of Clovis), 19th century (illustration)
1790247 Battle of Tolbiac (conversion of Clovis), 19th century (illustration) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858) (after); (add.info)

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, born around 480/485, a late Roman scholar, politician
7277953 Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, born around 480/485, a late Roman scholar, politician by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Galla Placida and her son Valentinian III. Aelia Galla Placidia, 388, 27 November 450
7278908 Galla Placida and her son Valentinian III. Aelia Galla Placidia, 388, 27 November 450 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aelia Galla Placidia was a daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I
7278699 Aelia Galla Placidia was a daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Flavius Aetius, c. 390, 22 September 454
7278905 Flavius Aetius, c. 390, 22 September 454 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flavius Aetius, c)

Portrait of Queen Clotilde
LSE4104722 Portrait of Queen Clotilde by French School, (17th century) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Portrait of Queen Clotilde); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Fleeing Romans under attack by Germans (engraving)
3647144 Fleeing Romans under attack by Germans (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleeing Romans under attack by Germans)

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The 5th century was a time of great historical significance, marked by various events and cultural artifacts that continue to captivate us today. From the ruins of King Kassapas Palace in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, to the majestic Sigiriya Rock Fortress (Lion Rock), designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, we are transported back in time to witness the grandeur of ancient civilizations. In the realm of art, Michael Pacher's masterpiece "The Devil Presenting St Augustin with the Book of Vices" showcases his exceptional talent and creativity during this period. The intricate details and symbolism depicted in this painting leave us mesmerized. Another captivating artwork from this era is "Achilles binding Patroclus wound, " which portrays an intense moment from Greek mythology. This sculpture captures both the physical strength and emotional depth prevalent in ancient storytelling. Moving towards Asia, we encounter a limestone head from Gandhara (northwest Pakistan) dating back to the 4th-5th century A. D. This artifact represents not only exquisite craftsmanship but also serves as a testament to the rich cultural heritage of this region. Turning our attention to historical events, we witness Visigoths and Romans joining forces at Chalons to defeat their common enemy -the Huns. This battle signifies unity amidst adversity and highlights how different cultures can come together for a greater cause. Similarly, when Germanic invaders threatened Fiesole in 406 AD, their advance was halted by brave defenders who stood firm against these incursions. Their resilience reminds us that history is shaped by those who refuse to surrender their lands or values without a fight. Artistic expressions continued during this era with Giovanni Bellini's "Saint Jerome reading in a Landscape. " The serene atmosphere portrayed transports viewers into contemplation while appreciating nature's beauty alongside spiritual enlightenment. Delving into religious artifacts further reveals fascinating insights about faith during this period.