{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-rayed-balkan-crucifix-4th-century","title":"Vintage Bronze Rayed Balkan Crucifix, 4th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vintage Bronze Rayed Balkan Crucifix catches fire along every arm. Each arm breaks into a burst of flame-like rays, and at the center Christ stands with a rounded head, arms straight out and a tapering body that merges into the shaft below. There is no lettering and no titulus, only the figure and the light around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe antique original is a fourth-century piece from the Balkans, and the reduced, almost abstract handling of the body belongs to that earliest Christian work, when the crucified Christ was shown as a standing figure of triumph rather than a study in suffering. He is not slumped or bleeding here. He is upright in the middle of the blaze, with the cross itself turned into radiance. It is a very old way of praying the Passion, holding the death and the rising in one image, the light already breaking out of the wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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":48943434924217,"sku":"3c3-737-B","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-737-B.png?v=1787688714","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-rayed-balkan-crucifix-4th-century","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}