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Four Petals from a Lotus Base

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image by Indian artist, Four Petals from a Lotus Base. The image features a single petal from a lotus flower. The petal is colored shades of beige and brown with a gold foil section on the end. The petal narrows to a point at the top and is wider at the gold foil end. The gold foil end is crumpled. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
Second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:
600 × 466 px
Museum record:
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