19th Century Mexican Jose de Arimatea y Nicodemo Retablo #18 hand formed aluminum cube bead strand Pearls are formed inside mollusks

Pearls are formed inside mollusks such as oysters and mussels

however the Female Soul was generally more common

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

Bead size is approx 10mm

Width approx

19th Century Mexican Jose de Arimatea y Nicodemo Retablo #18 hand formed aluminum cube bead strand Pearls are formed inside mollusks19th 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