The Goddess Durga Slaying Mahisha

Nepal artist · 14th century

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Iron
41% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.3:1

Smoke
21% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1

Ash
17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.2:1

Pearl grey
13% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.2:1

Soot
5% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.0:1

Taupe
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.1:1

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Artist: Nepal artist
Date: 14th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Copper alloy
Size: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm); D. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Place: Nepal
Period: 13th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 47, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Zimmerman Family Collection, Gift of the Zimmerman Family, 2012. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

The Goddess Durga Slaying Mahisha

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