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Master Potter A · ca. 1650

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Palette

Slate
63% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.7:1

Taupe
17% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.6:1

Lichen
8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1

Deep teal
5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.6:1

Prussian blue
4% of the image
Blue · text contrast 13.3:1

Putty
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.7:1

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Artist: Master Potter A
Date: ca. 1650
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
Size: Diam. 20 3/4 in. (52.7 cm)
Place: Mexico
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 40, colourfulness 6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1912. 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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