Head of Demon
Photo by Jules Barthoux ©GrandPalaisRmn - Guimet Museum
Location
Tapa Kalān68
Description
This demon with shaggy hair and dark circles around his eyes looks furious. A strange, bristling moustache tops the mouth, which is widely split and open. The earlobes are deformed.
Characteristics
Dimensions
H: 8.2cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 23, KM 62.3.20, NKM 04.3.5
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Dimensions
H: 8.2cm
Technique
Modelling
Material
Stucco
Object type
Figure
Site
Tapa Kalān - 68
Conservation location
National Museum of Afghanistan
Museum inventory No.
MK 23, KM 62.3.20, NKM 04.3.5
Traces of polychromy
No
Restoration
No restoration
Bibliographic References
TISSOT Francine
2006P. 456, K.p. Ha. 1287.354-Catalogue of the National Museum of Afghanistan (1931 – 1985)
ROWLAND Benjamin
1971fig. 123-Art of Afghanistan. Objects from the Kabul Museum
MIZUNO Seiichi
1963P. 166-The Ancient Art of Afghanistan
BARTHOUX Jules
1930Pl. 100 b-Les Fouilles de Haḍḍa, Figures et Figurines
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