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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 madeTlacolula, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumClay
Dimensions3 1/16 × 2 1/4 × 3/4 in. (7.8 × 5.7 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.162
Object numberA.2014.26.162
DescriptionTablet with crucifix in center. Inside double frame, simplified figure stands on trapezoidal base. Horizontal line above head represents halo. Flanking figure are two elongated ovals with rectangular bases, each encloses a plant with a single flower.