{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-mexican-cross-with-open-heart","title":"Vintage Bronze Mexican Cross with Open Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eA slim folk cross with flat, tapering arms and a small open heart hanging point-downward below the shaft, cut clean through the metal. Cross and heart together are a constant of Mexican devotional work — the Passion and the love that moved it, said in two shapes without a word of explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two faces are worked differently. One is left plain, letting the light run along bare metal; the other is punched with rows of dots and short dashes down the arms, the marks a little uneven, made with a hand tool against the original model. That contrast between a quiet side and a decorated one is part of the character of the antique this piece comes from, and it is the sort of thing a village silversmith settled by eye rather than by rule. The pierced heart keeps the whole light and gives it a little movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mexican cross with open heart was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the cross'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":48943651291321,"sku":"3c3-79-B","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-79-B.png?v=1787688783","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-mexican-cross-with-open-heart","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}