Lothair Crystal
AD 855-869 · Resource
An engraved rock-crystal disc from Carolingian Lotharingia depicting the biblical story of Susanna and the Elders, inscribed for King Lothar II. A masterpiece of early medieval gem-engraving.
On these timelines: British Museum, Resources: Combined
Around 862
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Song invention of gunpowder (950)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Diamond Sutra printed (868)
- Founding of Baghdad (762)
- House of Wisdom (830)