{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-openwork-crucifix-with-buds","title":"Vintage Bronze Openwork Crucifix with Buds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Openwork Crucifix with Buds is nearly as much air as metal. Pierced buds and fleur-de-lis open at each arm end, a small crown of leaves rises above the head, and a rosette is worked into the crossing behind the corpus, which hangs long and slender at the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe short titulus above the head carries \u003cstrong\u003eINRI\u003c\/strong\u003e, the abbreviation of \u003cem\u003eIesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum\u003c\/em\u003e, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. Pilate meant the words as a charge; the Church has kept them as a proclamation, and they have appeared above nearly every crucifix made since. The buds and leaves filling the arms say the same thing in another language, the dead wood of the cross breaking into flower, an image the medieval hymns return to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe openwork crucifix 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":48943434891449,"sku":"3c3-739-B","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-739-B.png?v=1787688713","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-openwork-crucifix-with-buds","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}