DepartmentLatin America
Sacred clay tablet with crucifix in center with tall plants (lilies) flanking base
NameTablet
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 3/4 × 1 15/16 × 7/16 in. (7 × 5 × 1.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.94
Object numberA.2014.26.94
DescriptionTablet with left edge notably larger than right. Crucifix in center with tall plants (lilies) flanking base. Both plants have many leaves on stems and single flower at top. Series of four raised bars ascend torso of figure. Fingers are easily discerned at ends of arms. Shaft of cross does not extend above crossbar, so top section of tablet is empty.
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1985
