Handmade Ayacucho Ceramic Folk Art Christmas Retablo Diorama - Holy Family with the Magi Mothersday22excl a creature that combines the

a creature that combines the aspects of several real and imaginary animals

with wavy rims adorned with blue cotton threads

Its cylindrical shape is decorated by hand with the block printing technique to feature floral motifs over a body of strawberry

A hand embraces a bottle of wine in anticipation of a shared drink and good company

stained dark brown and accented with woven strips of bamboo

Handmade Ayacucho Ceramic Folk Art Christmas Retablo Diorama - Holy Family with the Magi Mothersday22excl a creature that combines theLed 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