Head of Demon
HADB 204Tapa-i Kafarihā
Tapa-i KafarihāFigureStuccoModelling
Click to enlarge
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Gallery (1)
Location
Tapa-i Kafarihā37
View on interactive mapThis object is positioned on the excavation map
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
Bibliographic References
Learn to recognise this figure