{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-openwork-sacred-heart-medal-1163","title":"Vintage Bronze Openwork Sacred Heart Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Openwork Sacred Heart Medal is cut right through, so the rays behind the figure are open air rather than metal. At the center is the bust of Christ, bearded and haloed, both hands drawn up to his breast to show the Sacred Heart with its small cross above, and long straight rays run out from behind him to the scrolled border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe devotion took its familiar shape after the visions given to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at Paray-le-Monial in the 1670s, and it is nearly always shown just this way: the heart uncovered, offered rather than hidden, held out by his own hands. The piercing suits the subject, since light passes through the metal as the rays pass through the image. Antiquing throws the pale figure forward against the dark of the openwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sacred Heart medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the medal'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":48943619375289,"sku":"3c3-1163-B","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1163-B.png?v=1787688772","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-openwork-sacred-heart-medal-1163","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}