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Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) by Indian (Tamil Nadu) artist

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)

Indian (Tamil Nadu) artist · ca. late 11th century

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Palette

Ash
 52% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1
Pewter
 24% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1
Iron
 11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.3:1
Pearl grey
 8% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.5:1
Soot
 3% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.8:1
Celadon
 2% of the image
Green · text contrast 9.5:1

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

Details

Artist
Indian (Tamil Nadu) artist
Date
ca. late 11th century
Type
Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium
Copper alloy
Size
H. 26 7/8 in. (68.3 cm); Diam. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm)
Place
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
Period
11th century
Themes
Music and dance
Main colour
Grey · lightness 57, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of R. H. Ellsworth Ltd., in honor of Susan Dillon, 1987. 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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