Holy Family with the Magi Handmade Ayacucho Ceramic Folk Art Christmas Retablo Diorama _artisan--novica-artisan-4410 A combination of finishes highlights

A combination of finishes highlights the round sterling shapes

Let your mind wander to a scene of foamy blue water

scratch pad

Artfully applied oxidation brings out the intricacies of the pattern on the ring band

decorated with striped and zigzag motifs in ivory

Holy Family with the Magi Handmade Ayacucho Ceramic Folk Art Christmas Retablo Diorama _artisan--novica-artisan-4410 A combination of finishes highlightsLed to Bethlehem by a star in the east, the Three Kings bring precious gifts to the Christ Child. Mary and Joseph stand on either side as a cow and donkey kneel beside the manger. This colorful box depicts the Epiphany from the Christmas story in the Gospel of Matthew. Alejandro Chvez crafts a traditional Ayacucho style retablo, a diorama housed in a colorful wood box. The images are modeled of ceramic and painted by hand, and the box closes with a