Byzantine ivory plaque with the enthroned Theotokos ("Mother of God"), the so-called "Stroganoff Ivory". Artist unknown; ca. 950-1025. Now in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Tile (ceramic with glaze) from the Byzantine Empire, depicting the Ethiopian martyr St. Arethas, here shown in Byzantine court dress and holding a cross. Artist unknown; 10th century. From Constantinople (present-day Istanbul); now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
The Hindu goddess Durga depicted as slayer of the buffalo demon Mahishasura. Artist unknown; 10th century. From Koh Ker, Cambodia; now in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Shiva as the Lord of the Dance. Sculpture (copper alloy) by an unknown artist from Tamil Nadu, ca. 950-1000 (Chola Dynasty). Now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo credit: LACMA.
Sandstone sculpture of a seated figure in a niche, in the Banteay Srei style. Artist unknown; ca. 950-975. Now in the Dallas Museum of Art.
The Hindu elephant deity Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles. Andesite sculpture from central Java, artist unknown; 9th or 10th century. Now in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Wooden funerary sculpture for resting the neck, of the Dogon people, Mali. Artist unknown; caa. 890-970 CE. Now in the Musée du quai Branly, Paris. Photo credit: Philippe Alès.
Temple sculpture of the Hindu goddess Sarasvati. Artist unknown; 10th century. Thought to originate in Benares, India; now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.
St. Matthew. Miniature from the Coronation Gospels, a Carolingian manuscript given by King Athelstan (r. 924-939) to Christchurch Priory. British Library, MS Cotton Tiberius A ii.
The baptism of Christ. Miniature from the Benedictional of St. Aethelwold, written by the monk Godeman ca. 975-980. British Library, Additional MS 49598 fol. 25r.
Bishop Braulio and Isidore of Seville. From a Swiss manuscript (2nd half of 10th century) of Isidore's Libri Originum. Now in the Library of the School of the Benedictine Cloister, Einsiedeln, Switzerland.
Hall of the Paradise of the Immortals in the Mountains, attributed to Dong Yuan, 10th century
Adam and Eve, tricked by the Serpent, realize their nakedness. From an illuminated Bible, ca. 950-955, in the Real Biblioteca de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain.
Mural depicting Tang Dynasty monastic architecture on Mount Wutai. Unknown Chinese artist, 10th century CE (Five Dynasties period or early Song Dynasty), Cave 61 of the Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province, China.