Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) artist · ca. 3rd century

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Palette

Warm grey
28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.8:1

Smoke
26% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1

Iron
23% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.4:1

Pearl grey
9% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.4:1

Silver
8% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.8:1

Chalk
6% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 17.3:1

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: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) artist
Date: ca. 3rd century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Schist
Size: H. 31 3/4 in. (80.7 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Place: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Main colour: Grey · lightness 55, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1913. 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 Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

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