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Sacred clay tablet with figure of "God in Need"
Sacred clay tablet with figure of "God in Need"
Sacred clay tablet with figure of "God in Need"
DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay tablet with figure of "God in Need"

NameTablet
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 1/2 in. (5.7 × 4.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.118
Object numberA.2014.26.118
DescriptionTablet with figure of "God in Need" in center, shown seated with arms resting on legs. Knees prominent. Figure holds staff and appears to have rope around neck. Image is framed by rows of dots along edges of tablet.
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