Patravahaka yaksha

India, Madhya Pradesh artist · ca. 50 BCE

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Smoke
34% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.2:1

Ash
33% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1

Pearl grey
15% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.2:1

Sepia
10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.8:1

Taupe
5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1

Graphite
3% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.3:1

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Artist: India, Madhya Pradesh artist
Date: ca. 50 BCE
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Sandstone
Size: H. 35 in. (88.9 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm)
Place: India, Madhya Pradesh
Main colour: Grey · lightness 56, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jeffrey B. Soref, in honor of Martin Lerner, 1988. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Patravahaka yaksha

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