Standing Four-Armed Shiva

Indonesia artist · 8th–9th century

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Palette

Silver
49% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.9:1

Slate
33% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1

Sepia
7% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.3:1

Lamp black
5% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.8:1

Tan
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1

Bistre
2% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.2:1

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Artist: Indonesia artist
Date: 8th–9th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Gilt bronze
Size: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Place: Indonesia
Period: 7th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 52, colourfulness 3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy Wiener, 2004. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Standing Four-Armed Shiva

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