19th Century Mexican Jose de Arimatea y Nicodemo Retablo #18 hand formed aluminum cube bead strand 19th Century Mexican La Sombra

19th Century Mexican La Sombra de San Pedro Retablo de Augustin Barajas- "The Skimpy Painter"

Pearls are formed inside mollusks such as oysters and mussels

Bead size is approx 10mm

Width approx

19th Century Mexican Jose de Arimatea y Nicodemo Retablo #18 hand formed aluminum cube bead strand 19th Century Mexican La Sombra19th Century Mexican Jose de Arimatea y Nicodemo Retablo Late 19th Century Original Retablo Oil Painting on Tin created in Mexico. Retablo dimensions are approx. 7 inches horizontal x 10 inches vertical. Condition: in poor, original condition with some minor paint loss acquired over more than a century of use and devotional prayer. A rare folk retablo painting, oil on heavy gauge tin, depicting Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus who were present at