{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-flowered-openwork-crucifix","title":"Vintage Bronze Flowered Openwork Crucifix","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach of the four arm ends of the Vintage Bronze Flowered Openwork Crucifix opens into a pierced panel filled with a five-petalled flower set among curling tendrils, and a further flower fills the flared foot. The corpus hangs quietly at the crossing, the head inclined, modeled with restraint against all that ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlowering crosses belong to a long habit in Catholic art of setting the instrument of the Passion among signs of new life: the dead wood that puts out leaf, the Tree of the Cross that becomes the Tree of Life. The openwork keeps the piece light in the hand and lets the flowers read clearly against whatever is behind them, and the antiquing stays dark in the recesses so the petals keep their crispness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flowered crucifix 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":48943600992441,"sku":"3c3-1229-B","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1229-B.png?v=1787688769","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-flowered-openwork-crucifix","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}