{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-coptic-rope-and-bead-rosary-center","title":"Vintage Bronze Coptic Rope-and-Bead Rosary Center","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Coptic Rope-and-Bead Rosary Center is a generous cross-form piece. A second, shorter crossbar sits low on the shaft beneath the main arms, and every surface between them is worked in twisted rope and grain patterns, as though the cross had been braided by hand rather than cast, with clustered beads finishing each terminal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoptic Christianity, rooted in Egypt since the first century, developed its own vocabulary of cross forms, and this braided, budded pattern is among the most recognizable of them. The double crossbar and the rope work belong to a tradition in which the cross is part of daily life, marked on the wrist, carried on the body, held in the hand at prayer. Large for a center, it holds its own on a heavy rosary and gives the fingers something to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Coptic rope-and-bead center was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the piece'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":48943505113273,"sku":"3c3-356-B","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-356-B.png?v=1787688734","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-coptic-rope-and-bead-rosary-center","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}