{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-elegant-openwork-crucifix","title":"Vintage Bronze Elegant Openwork Crucifix","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe arms of the \u003cstrong\u003eVintage Bronze Elegant Openwork Crucifix\u003c\/strong\u003e are not solid at all. They are drawn as interlaced loops, beaded along their inner edges, so the cross reads as tracery with the corpus suspended at the middle of it. The figure is slender and long-limbed, and because so much of the field is open, light passes through the piece from both sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrucifixes of this pierced type were favored in nineteenth-century European rosaries, where the openwork let a large cross be carried without overwhelming the beads hanging from it. The effect is a Calvary you can see through, the corpus held in air rather than pinned to a slab, which is a very old way of showing the cross as something already opening onto light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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":48943404843193,"sku":"3c3-898-B","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-898-B.png?v=1787688702","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-elegant-openwork-crucifix","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}