Head of Demon
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 182
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17383 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68 Dimensions : 8.5 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :
This hybrid demon, half-human and half-animal, has bristly hair in the form of flames. One of its eyes is exorbitant, without lids; from the other, a tendril-like tentacle emerges. It opens its mouth from which a monstrous tongue emerges.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 101 b
