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Sacred clay tablet with crucified figure but no cross
Sacred clay tablet with crucified figure but no cross
Sacred clay tablet with crucified figure but no cross
DepartmentLatin America

Sacred clay tablet with crucified figure but no cross

NameTablet
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1985
Place madeEsquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America
MediumClay
Dimensions2 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/2 in. (5.5 × 4 × 1.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Susan Horst Mori, from the Oscar Horst Collection, A.2014.26.116
Object numberA.2014.26.116
Collections
DescriptionTablet with crucified figure but no cross. Left arm of figure touches edge of tablet. Plant on left side of figure abuts left edge of tablet as well. Another plant curves outward to right of figure. Small bench-like shape leans left at base of figure.
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