Tara, the Buddhist Savior

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley artist · 14th century

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Silver
79% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.0:1

Tan
10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.4:1

Umber
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.2:1

Sand
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.0:1

Lamp black
2% of the image
Black · text contrast 19.8:1

Warm grey
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1

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: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley artist
Date: 14th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Gilt copper alloy with color and semiprecious stone inlay
Size: H. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm); H. incl. base 26 in. (66 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); D. 5 in. (12/7 cm)
Place: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
Period: 13th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 68, colourfulness 5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Louis V. Bell Fund, 1966. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Tara, the Buddhist Savior

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