Head of Demon
HADB 200Inv. KM 63.3.416, NKM 04.3.28Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Description
This demon takes on the guise of a soldier. He wears a cap fitted with a disc clasp. His eyebrows are furrowed, his gaze is worried, and he wears a voluminous moustache. The demonic mark is only betrayed by his bovine ears.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 35
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 63.3.416, NKM 04.3.28
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 35
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
KM 63.3.416, NKM 04.3.28
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
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