Head of Demon

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HADB N° : 175
Technique : Modelling
Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum Registration Number : KM 62.3.385
Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68
Traces of Polychromy : No
Type of Restoration : No restauration

Description :

This demon with a human face has bristly hair in the form of flames, girded by a wide band. The exorbitant eyes, without eyelids, give it a hallucinated aspect. Two boar's tusks protrude from the mouth. The earlobes are deformed.

Bibliographical References :

BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 99 e

TISSOT Francine - 2006 - Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985) - P. 454, K.p. Ha. 1280.347

MIZUNO Seiichi - 1963 - The Ancient Art of Afghanistan - P. 165