Buddha Protected by a Seven-headed Naga

Cambodia artist · late 12th–early 13th century

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Pewter
22% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.6:1

Pearl grey
22% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.3:1

Charcoal
18% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.2:1

Slate
18% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.9:1

Ash
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.4:1

Silver
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.2:1

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

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Artist: Cambodia artist
Date: late 12th–early 13th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Sandstone
Size: H. 35 in. (88.9 cm); W. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
Place: Cambodia
Period: 12th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 53, colourfulness 0

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1936. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Buddha Protected by a Seven-headed Naga

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