Bust of Demon
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān
Description
This demon takes on the features of a moustached warrior. He is wearing a simple skullcap. His hair, whose waves are stylized in hollows, falls on ears with enlarged lobes. Smiling, he holds up a shell or seashell with both hands and is about to open its valves.
Observations
This work formerly housed in the Kabul Museum has been destroyed.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 38, KM 62.2.821, NKM 04.03.101
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 38, KM 62.2.821, NKM 04.03.101
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
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