Borobudur Buddha head
AD 780-840 · Resource
A larger-than-life volcanic-stone head of the Buddha from Borobudur, the great Mahayana Buddhist monument built by the Sailendra dynasty in central Java. It exemplifies classical Javanese Buddhist sculpture.
On these timelines: British Museum, Resources: Combined
Around 810
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Reconquista (722)
- Viking Age (793)
- Coronation of Charlemagne (800)
- Diamond Sutra printed (868)