Head of Genius
Tapa Kalān - Figure
HADB N° : 166
Technique : Modelling Object Type : Figure
Material : Stucco
Site : Haḍḍa
Museum : Guimet Museum Museum Registration Number : MG 17132 Findspot : Tapa Kalān
Number of Findspot : 70 Dimensions : 7 cm Traces of Polychromy : No Type of Restoration : No restauration
Description :
This hybrid genius has large animal ears to which deformed lobes have been added. The face is animated by a beatific expression: open eyes, dilated nostrils, half-open mouth. The mark on the eyebrows suggests that the face may have been moulded by pressure. On the forehead is the cavity that was set by the ūrṇā.
Bibliographical References :BARTHOUX Jules - 1930 - Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines - Pl. 88 a