Head of Demon
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 173
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17349 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68 Dimensions : 9.3 x 9 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :
The upper face of this hybrid demon is human, but the wide-slit mouth could be that of a dog, the tusks are those of a boar and the ears are those of an ox. He wears a partially broken helmet from which a horn emerges. With its mouth half-open, he lets its pointed tongue hang out like a dog gasping for breath.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 99 d