Amazing Claudio Jimenez Peruvian Mixed Media Retablo Signed long to the way it unfolds

to the way it unfolds like a sculpture from 360 degrees

I have to think this sweet hand-carved corkscrew was inspired by the somewhat iconic modern brass cat shaped corkscrew by Austrian designer Richard Rohac

Overall: 9 1/8" x 6 1/8"

loss of gold leaf/paint as noted

I have seen images of orange vessels just like these topped with highly stylized pointy lids ending in exaggerated bulbous tips

Amazing Claudio Jimenez Peruvian Mixed Media Retablo Signed long to the way it unfoldsWhat a thing! The level of detail in this vintage Peruvian retablo just blows me away with layers upon layers of simultaneous drama painstakingly packed into an 8" x 10" inch space. (Detail photos tell the story best.) It thus comes as no great surprise that it is signed on the back Claudio Jimenez, I believe attributing it to internationally renowned maker of retablos Claudio Jimenez Quispe, from a famous family of retablo makers in Ayacucho, Peru,