Head of Buddha

Afghanistan (probably Hadda) artist · 5th–6th century

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Palette

Ink
36% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.9:1

Sepia
33% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.3:1

Silver
12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.7:1

Fawn
9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.5:1

Biscuit
6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.2:1

Pewter
5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.2:1

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: Afghanistan (probably Hadda) artist
Date: 5th–6th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Stucco with traces of paint
Size: H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Place: Afghanistan (probably Hadda)
Main colour: Brown · lightness 38, colourfulness 9

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1930. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Head of Buddha

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