Head of Demon
HADB 204Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Description
This demon's hair is spiked in thick strands. The face is round, childlike. Prominent eyebrows and a gaping mouth give him a dazed look, a blank stare.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 37
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa-i Kafarihā - 37
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
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