Bodhisattva, probably Padmapani Lokeshvara

Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) artist · 10th–11th century

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Palette

Ash
37% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.3:1

Smoke
32% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.4:1

Silver
14% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.3:1

Raw umber
13% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.8:1

Walnut
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.6:1

Fawn
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.0:1

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: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) artist
Date: 10th–11th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Gilt copper alloy
Size: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
Place: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Period: 9th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 55, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Margery and Harry Kahn, 1981. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Bodhisattva, probably Padmapani Lokeshvara

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