Weapon Handle with Ganesha

Indonesia (Java) artist · early 9th–14th century

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Palette

Pearl grey
39% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.8:1

Graphite
21% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.5:1

Smoke
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.0:1

Ash
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.6:1

Honey
6% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.1:1

Cinnamon
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.2:1

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Artist: Indonesia (Java) artist
Date: early 9th–14th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Gold
Size: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm)
Place: Indonesia (Java)
Period: 8th century
Main colour: White & cream · lightness 60, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Samuel Eilenberg-Jonathan P. Rosen Collection of Indonesian Gold, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg and Gift of Jonathan P. Rosen, 1998. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Weapon Handle with Ganesha

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