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A common belief shared by many of these civilizations held that turquoise possessed certain protective/ preventative qualities to fend off a disease or other misfortune

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The name comes from the Greek word onyx which means nail of a finger or claw

is secreted around the object to protect the soft internal surface of the mollusk

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Cristo Entierro Antique Mexican Retablo arizona turquoise A common belief shared byCristo Entierro Antique Mexican Retablo An extremely rare and fine large size 19th Century Mexican retablo of El Cristo Entierro translated The Entombment of Christ in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Late 19th Century Original Retablo Oil Painting on Heavy Guage Tin created in Mexico. Retablo dimensions are approx. 18 inches vertical x 15 inches horizontal. Condition: in excellent, clean, original condition with some minor paint loss