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India (probably Bihar) artist · late 6th–early 7th century

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Silver
36% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.8:1

Pewter
33% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.6:1

Bistre
13% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.9:1

Raw umber
9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.5:1

Khaki
5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.5:1

Lamp black
4% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.5:1

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: India (probably Bihar) artist
Date: late 6th–early 7th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Copper alloy
Size: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm); W. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); D. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Place: India (probably Bihar)
Period: 6th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 56, colourfulness 6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest, 1969. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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