Standing Parvati

Indian (Tamil Nadu) artist · ca. first quarter 10th century

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Ash
52% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.8:1

Pewter
26% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1

Charcoal
7% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.6:1

Iron
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.2:1

Ink
5% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.1:1

Pearl grey
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.9:1

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: Indian (Tamil Nadu) artist
Date: ca. first quarter 10th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Copper alloy
Size: H. 27 3/8 in. (69.5 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); D. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Place: Indian (Tamil Nadu)
Period: 9th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 53, colourfulness 1

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956. 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 Parvati

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