Exploring the Early Americas
The Jay I. Kislak Collection
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Christ Figure Created in the Americas
Little is known about this diminutive wooden figure found in a dry cave in southeastern Dominican Republic. It is possibly one of the oldest Christian images to have been created in the Americas.