Jewel casket

Sri Lanka, Kandy artist · mid-17th century

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Graphite
34% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.2:1

Silver
22% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.3:1

Smoke
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1

Sand
16% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.5:1

Sepia
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.3:1

Bronze
6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.5:1

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Artist: Sri Lanka, Kandy artist
Date: mid-17th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Ivory with silver gilt mounts, gilded metal lining, finial with garnet in gold setting
Size: H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Diam. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Place: Sri Lanka, Kandy
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 48, colourfulness 7

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Dr. Sukumar Nagendran Gift, 2022. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Jewel casket

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