Seated Buddha

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) artist · 1st to mid-2nd century

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Pewter
44% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1

Ash
18% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1

Pearl grey
12% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.2:1

Silver
12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.1:1

Iron
12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.1:1

Charcoal
2% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.4:1

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: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) artist
Date: 1st to mid-2nd century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Bronze with traces of gold leaf
Size: H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Place: Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Main colour: Grey · lightness 57, colourfulness 2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Muneichi Nitta, 2003. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Seated Buddha

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