DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay tablet with crucifix in center with tall plants (lilies) flanking base

NameTablet

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1985

Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America

MediumClay

Dimensions2 3/4 × 1 15/16 × 7/16 in. (7 × 5 × 1.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.94

Object numberA.2014.26.94

DescriptionTablet with left edge notably larger than right. Crucifix in center with tall plants (lilies) flanking base. Both plants have many leaves on stems and single flower at top. Series of four raised bars ascend torso of figure. Fingers are easily discerned at ends of arms. Shaft of cross does not extend above crossbar, so top section of tablet is empty.