{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-eastern-european-crucifix-virgin-and-child","title":"Vintage Bronze Eastern European Crucifix, Virgin and Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Eastern European Crucifix is densely worked on both faces. The front sets the corpus against a cross with a rope-twist edge, \u003cstrong\u003eINRI\u003c\/strong\u003e in a disc above the head and a rosette at the foot. The reverse fills every inch: the Virgin stands full length with the Christ Child held in a round medallion at her breast, a roundel of winged figures on each arm and one more at the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINRI\u003c\/strong\u003e stands for \u003cem\u003eJesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews\u003c\/em\u003e, the charge fixed above the cross. The arrangement on the reverse, with the Child shown in a medallion rather than in her arms, is the Byzantine type called the Virgin of the Sign, drawn from Isaiah's promise that a virgin shall conceive: Christ is shown within her, before he is born. The flattened, frontal handling belongs to Eastern European work, and a great deal of it is carried in a very small compass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crucifix was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves its 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":48943531950265,"sku":"3c3-1564-B","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1564-B.png?v=1787688745","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-eastern-european-crucifix-virgin-and-child","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}