Standing Vishnu as Keshava

Dasoja of Balligrama · first quarter of the 12th century

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Graphite
29% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.2:1

Taupe
23% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.7:1

Charcoal
20% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.2:1

Ash
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.0:1

Pewter
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1

Smoke
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.1:1

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Artist: Dasoja of Balligrama
Date: first quarter of the 12th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Stone
Size: H. 56 1/2 in. (143.5 cm); W. 28 in. (71.1 cm); D. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Place: India (Karnataka, probably Belur)
Period: 11th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 37, colourfulness 5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1918. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Standing Vishnu as Keshava

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