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Sacred clay tablet, N.S. de San Juan de los Lagos
Sacred clay tablet, N.S. de San Juan de los Lagos
Sacred clay tablet, N.S. de San Juan de los Lagos
DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay tablet, N.S. de San Juan de los Lagos

NameTablet
Artist Artist unrecorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeSan Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 3/8 × 1 7/8 × 1/2 in. (6 × 4.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.172
Object numberA.2014.26.172
DescriptionTablet with Virgin with five-petaled flowers at sides (2) and base (2). Pair of cherubs at top. Virgin's gown is painted green. Vertical stripe on front of gown, crown and cherubs are all painted gold. Flowers at sides and base painted green. Base supporting Virgin painted green.