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Head of Demon

HADB 196Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
Figure in Stucco: Head of Demon, Tapa Kalān, Hadda
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum

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Tapa Kalān

Location

Tapa Kalān68

Description

This demon takes on the features of a Brahman. The long, straight hair falls over ears with deformed lobes. A strand of hair curls into a small bun on top of the head. The eyebrows are furrowed, the gaze furious. With a long moustache, the half-open mouth reveals two teeth.

Characteristics

Technique

Modelling

Material

Stucco

Object type

Figure

Site

Tapa Kalān - 68

Conservation location

National Museum of Afghanistan

Traces of polychromy

No

Restoration

No restoration

Bibliographic References

TISSOT Francine

2006

P. 416, K.p. Ha. 1138.205-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)

BARTHOUX Jules

1930

Pl. 63 d-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines

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