Head of Demon
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 176
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17382 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 68 Dimensions : 8 x 6.5 x 6 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :
This demon with a human face is more grotesque than demonic. His hair is summarily represented, a sort of "bowl cut" with straight and flattened hair represented by parallel incisions. He wears a vast smile, revealing boar's tusks and teeth separated by a large diastema. This smile, added to his wide-eyed gaze, adds to his grotesque character.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 99 g