Head of Shiva (lingakosha)

Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province) artist · late 9th–10th century

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Ash
74% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.8:1

Taupe
11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.9:1

Fawn
8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1

Pewter
5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1

Sepia
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.2:1

Cream
1% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.8:1

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: Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province) artist
Date: late 9th–10th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Gold and silver repoussé
Size: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Place: Vietnam (Champa, probably Quang Nam Province)
Period: 9th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 61, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1996. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Head of Shiva (lingakosha)

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