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Yashoda with the Infant Krishna by India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts) artist

Yashoda with the Infant Krishna

India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts) artist · early 12th century

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Palette

Silver
 25% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.1:1
Bone white
 23% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.5:1
Taupe
 21% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.4:1
Sepia
 13% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.2:1
Stone
 11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.7:1
Lamp black
 7% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.7:1

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Details

Artist
India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts) artist
Date
early 12th century
Type
Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium
Copper alloy
Size
H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); D. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
Place
India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts)
Period
11th century
Themes
Mothers and children
Main colour
Brown · lightness 60, colourfulness 11

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Cynthia Hazen and Leon B. Polsky, 1982. 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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