Box for Betel Leaves

Indonesia (Sulawesi) artist · ca. 500 BCE–300 CE

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Iron
26% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.2:1

Pearl grey
24% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.4:1

Pewter
22% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1

Green earth
15% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.5:1

Lichen
10% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.0:1

Soot
2% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.1:1

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

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Artist: Indonesia (Sulawesi) artist
Date: ca. 500 BCE–300 CE
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Bronze
Size: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Place: Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Main colour: Grey · lightness 55, colourfulness 5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Box for Betel Leaves

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