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Sacred clay tablet with large crucifix surrounded by four smaller crucifixes
Sacred clay tablet with large crucifix surrounded by four smaller crucifixes
Sacred clay tablet with large crucifix surrounded by four smaller crucifixes
DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay tablet with large crucifix surrounded by four smaller crucifixes

NameTablet
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 9/16 × 5/16 in. (5.7 × 4 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.17
Object numberA.2014.26.17
DescriptionTablet with large crucifix on trefoil cross surrounded by four smaller crucifixes on left and right sides of tablet. Tablet spotted with red food dye to represent blood of Christ. Chain extends along left edge of tablet.
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