Head of Demon
HADB 208Tapa Kalān
Tapa KalānFigureStuccoModelling
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Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
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Location
Tapa Kalān68
Description
The hair is standing upright on the head, gathered in thick strands. The idealized face is of Hellenistic inspiration. Neither deformed, nor grimacing, the face is beautiful and severe, the eyebrows frowned, the gaze hard.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 4.5cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 4.5cm
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
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