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Sacred clay tablet with crucifix
Sacred clay tablet with crucifix
Sacred clay tablet with crucifix
DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay tablet with crucifix

NameTablet
Artist Artist unrecorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 7/16 in. (5.6 × 4.5 × 1.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.92
Object numberA.2014.26.92
DescriptionTablet with crucifix in center. Short lines form corona around top of head of figure. More lines (rays) in triple clusters above crossbar on both sides. Two plants (lilies) flank figure at base. Both plants have flowers at top, the one on the right is more distinct. Two flowers are also placed in the middle of the plant on the left.