DepartmentLatin America
Sacred clay tablet with crucified figure but no cross
NameTablet
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 1/16 × 1 5/8 × 7/16 in. (5.2 × 4.1 × 1.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.136
Object numberA.2014.26.136
DescriptionTablet with crucified figure but no cross. Horizontal line at base of tablet. Two small vase-like shapes flank figure. Five lines form large corona attached to head. Triple rays at ends of arms. Two tall plants curve in towards figure. Long leaves extend inwards but only plant on left also has leaves facing edge of tablet.
