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Sacred clay tablet with crucifixion scene
Sacred clay tablet with crucifixion scene
Sacred clay tablet with crucifixion scene
DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay tablet with crucifixion scene

NameTablet
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 1/2 in. (6 × 4.5 × 1.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.38
Object numberA.2014.26.38
DescriptionTablet with crucifixion scene. Mary and John the Evangelist flank cross with stick-like arms extended. Representation of sun or flower at top right of tablet.