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Ceremonial Object in the Shape of an Ax by Indonesia, possibly Sulawesi artist

Ceremonial Object in the Shape of an Ax

Indonesia, possibly Sulawesi artist · ca. 100 BCE–300 CE

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Palette

Slate
 36% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.8:1
Ash
 26% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.4:1
Green earth
 18% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.5:1
Pearl grey
 13% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.3:1
Lichen
 5% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.8:1
Dark olive
 1% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.9:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Indonesia, possibly Sulawesi artist
Date
ca. 100 BCE–300 CE
Type
Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium
Bronze alloy
Size
H. 41 3/8 in. (105.1 cm); W. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm)
Place
Indonesia, possibly Sulawesi
Main colour
Grey · lightness 54, colourfulness 8

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, George McFadden Gift and Edith Perry Chapman Fund, 1993. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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