Head of Demon
Tapa Kalān - Figure
This hybrid demon has an animal face, perhaps canine. The hair is bristling in the shape of flames, and rises up into two small frontal horns. The wide eyes give it a fixed, hallucinatory look. He opens a wide mouth and spits flames, revealing a formidable set of teeth added to boar tusks. The ears are those of a bovine.
Observation :This head has been recorded twice in the "Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan". The first time P. 455, K.p. Ha. 1284.351 from a photo by S. Mizuno, 1963: 167 or Rowland, 1966, fig.54, the second time P. 456, K.p. Ha. 1285.352 from fig. 99b of Barthoux.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 99 b
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 455, K.p. Ha. 1284.351
MIZUNO Seiichi - 1963 - The Ancient Art of Afghanistan - P. 167
ROWLAND Benjamin - 1966 - Ancient Art of Afghanistan, Treasures of the Kabul Museum - fig. 54
