DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay tablet mold

NameMold

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1985

Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America

MediumClay

Dimensions2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 11/16 in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.153

Object numberA.2014.26.153

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionFired grey clay mold with monstrance in center with elongated pentagonal shape rounded at corners. Column supporting monstrance is divided by four short horizontal lines, flaring at base. Greek cross in the circular top of the monstrance which is surrounded by rays. Tall plants (lilies) with many leaves extend upwards on both sides of monstrance.