This nativity set is designed for taking anywhere... so, should you be spending Christmastide away from home, in a hotel or a bed & breakfast, or perhaps on a train or a ship... at least you'll have a nativity scene to make the place a bit more like home.

It also happens to make a lovely present for someone (especially someone who has everything).

Inside the pretty box you'll find handmade wooden figures of Mary, Joseph, the Baby Jesus, the gates of Bethlehem with a star, plus a couple of curious animals and a packet of colorful stars to scatter about the scene. 

Utterly charming and handmade from carved and turned wood and hand painted by artisans of the Graupner Workshop in Crottendorf, in the heart of Germany's Erzgebirge Mountains. The workshop, noted for its bold use of color, is run by Kordula & Ronald Graupner. 

The box measures about 3 1/2" tall x 5 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" deep., which should give you a pretty good idea of the size of the figures, too. The tallest piece is the Bethlehem gate, which stands about 3" tall at its peak.

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