Era
Art from before the year 1000
18,820 works dated between the years 1 and 999, from 5 museums and collections.
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24 works shown, in the site's best-first order
Mural Fragment Depicting a Maguey Bloodletting RitualTeotihuacan, 500–600 CEArt Institute of Chicago 
Portrait of a Man Wearing a Laurel WreathAncient Egyptian, Roman Period, early to mid–2nd centuryArt Institute of Chicago 
Shield Painted with Abstract FiguresTiwanaku, 100–600 CEArt Institute of Chicago 
Portrait of the Boy EutychesUnknown artist, A.D. 100–150The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Portrait of a WomanEgyptian 2nd Century, 2nd centuryNational Gallery of Art, Washington 
Portrait of a Man Wearing an Ivy WreathAncient Egyptian, Roman Period, early to mid–2nd centuryArt Institute of Chicago 
Still Life with PlumsJacques Linard, first half 17th centuryNational Gallery of Art, Washington 
Ewer with Abstract Swirls and Radiating StrokesChina, Tang dynasty (618–907), 9th centuryArt Institute of Chicago 
Tinker with His ToolsCamille Pissarro, 1874/76Art Institute of Chicago 
Page from a Copy of The Qur'anIslamic, 9th/10th centuryArt Institute of Chicago 
Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreathUnknown artist, A.D. 100–125The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Buddhist Retreat by Stream and MountainsJuran, 960–85The Cleveland Museum of Art 
Wall painting fragmentRoman (artist unrecorded), 1st century CEThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 
北魏（？） 佛像壁畵|BuddhaChina (artist unrecorded), 4th centuryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 
南宋？佚名 舊傳吳炳 枇杷八哥圖 團扇頁|Minah Bird on a Loquat BranchUnidentified artist|Wu BingThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 
清 任頤 冊頁|Two Birds Perched on a Flowering Rose BushRen Yi (Ren Bonian), late 19th centuryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 
UntitledChina (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) (artist unrecorded), ca. 6th–7th centuryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Wall painting fragmentRoman (artist unrecorded), 1st century CEThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Portrait of a young woman with a gilded wreathUnknown artist, A.D. 120–140The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
UntitledXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (artist unrecorded), 9th–10th centuryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 
UntitledChina (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) (artist unrecorded), ca. 6th–7th centuryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Portrait of a thin-faced manUnknown artist, A.D. 140–170The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
UntitledChina (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) (artist unrecorded), ca. 6th–7th centuryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 
UntitledUnidentified artist|Wu DaoziThe Metropolitan Museum of Art