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Hephthalite

Header: Hephthalite
Also known as: Hephthalite; White Hun
Scope note: The Hephthalites, also known as the White Huns, were a group of Central Asian nomads who migrated from the Altai region to Transoxiana around AD 420-440, driving out the Kushans (q.v.). After defeat and being made tributary in turn by the Turks in 553 (q.v. 'Turkic'), some Hephthalites may have joined the Avars (q.v.) in their migration to the steppes and Central Europe.
Broader terms: x95546; Hun

6 related objects

bowl

Museum number: 1963,1210.1 |
Cultures/periods: x13947 Hephthalite |
Production date: 460-479 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Swat District

coin

Museum number: 1894,0506.1356 |
Authority: BIOG211841 Ruler:Balash |
Cultures/periods: x13947 Hephthalite

lid

Museum number: 1920,0517.1 |
Cultures/periods: x13947 Hephthalite |
Production date: 6thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Kashmir (historic)

seal

Museum number: 1936,0318.1 |
Cultures/periods: x13947 Hephthalite |
Production date: 5thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Asia

seal; intaglio

Museum number: 1880.3546 |
Cultures/periods: x13947 Hephthalite |
Production date: 5thC-6thC |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Kabul

stamp-seal; bezel

Museum number: 119609 |
Cultures/periods: Late SasanianHephthalite |
Production date: 5thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran, East