Demon
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān68
Description
This animal-headed demon, shown in a three-quarter view, has two large horns. The head is thrown back, looking up. He raises a monstrous hand to his bare chest. The wide animal mouth reveals prominent teeth as it vomits what appears to be its lungs, or at least one of its organs.
Observations
This bust, once housed in the Kabul Museum, has been destroyed.
Characteristics
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 39
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 39
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
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