Head of Demon
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 210
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68 Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :
This chubby demon is toothless. The mouth is twisted by a grimace of pain or sadness. The hair is slicked back and the earlobes are deformed.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 82 d
TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 434, K.p. Ha. 1207.274