Buddha Seated in Meditation

Sri Lanka. western regions artist · 16th century

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Pewter
62% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.8:1

Dark ochre
14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.0:1

Silver
11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.5:1

Pale gold
8% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.1:1

Umber
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.3:1

Pale lemon
1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 15.2:1

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Artist: Sri Lanka. western regions artist
Date: 16th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Copper alloy with gilding
Size: 19 3/16 × 14 3/16 × 7 7/8 in., 132 lb. (48.7 × 36 × 20 cm, 59.9 kg)
Place: Sri Lanka. western regions
Period: 15th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 56, colourfulness 12

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund; Florence and Herbert Irving, Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Anne H. Bass Gifts, 2010. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Buddha Seated in Meditation

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