Bust of Demon
Tapa-i Kafarihā - Figure
HADB N° : 192
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan Museum Registration Number : MK 78, KM 63.3.419, NKM 04.3.16 Findspot : Tapa-i Kafarihā
Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restoration
Description :
This demonic soldier is dressed in a sort of haubert and brandishes a shield. The face is frightening and deformed. The eyes are bulging and the ears are disproportionate and deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 106 b
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 458, K.p. Ha. 1295.362