{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-crucifix-with-rayed-crossing-and-inri","title":"Vintage Bronze Crucifix with Rayed Crossing and INRI","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis crucifix opens a fan of fine rays behind the corpus, so the figure stands against light rather than bare metal, a device borrowed from altar crosses and rarely handled this well at so small a scale. The arms are pierced and scrolled into foliage, and the foot flares out into a broad palmette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbove the head, beneath a fleur-de-lis finial, the titulus is lettered \u003cstrong\u003eINRI\u003c\/strong\u003e, the abbreviation of the Latin \u003cem\u003eIesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum\u003c\/em\u003e, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, the charge Pilate ordered fixed to the cross and left there for everyone passing by to read. It is the one inscription on the piece, and the design gives it pride of place at the summit, where the rays gather and the foliage falls away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Crucifix with Rayed Crossing was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the crucifix'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":48943626059961,"sku":"3c3-1128-B","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1128-B.png?v=1787688777","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-crucifix-with-rayed-crossing-and-inri","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}