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Sacred clay tablet with Greek cross
Sacred clay tablet with Greek cross
Sacred clay tablet with Greek cross
DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay tablet with Greek cross

NameTablet
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 1/8 × 1 9/16 × 5/16 in. (5.4 × 3.9 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.47
Object numberA.2014.26.47
DescriptionTablet with Greek cross - top and bottom of shaft and both ends of crossbar at equal distance from center. This cross is surrounded by a circle of small flowers or beads. An indistinct cross-like shape is below.