{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-christ-child-in-the-manger-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze Christ Child in the Manger Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Christ Child in the Manger Medal gives its whole round field to one small figure. The Christ Child lies on finely hatched straw, haloed, one arm lifted and his legs loosely crossed, with the rest of the ground left open around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the Nativity reduced to its center. No ox, no ass, no shepherds, no Mother bending over the crib, only the Child himself, and the raised arm is the gesture of blessing that Christian art has always given him. Devotion to the Holy Infant has long been kept this way, fixed on the smallness and the poverty of the beginning, which is why medals of the Christ Child were so often given at Christmas or at a baptism. Worn through the rest of the year, it keeps the manger in view long after the season has passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Christ Child medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the medal's vintage character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtisan-cast from an antique original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Equatoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48943428239545,"sku":"3c3-791-B","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-791-B.png?v=1787688709","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-christ-child-in-the-manger-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}