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)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Reconquista (722)
- Diamond Sutra printed (868)
- Founding of Baghdad (762)
- House of Wisdom (830)
- Founding of Kievan Rus' (862)