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Vintage Bronze Spanish Crucifix with Shell Crest
SKU: 3c3-420-B
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The Vintage Bronze Spanish Crucifix has the weight and reach of a wall piece. The arms are flat and plain and the shaft tapers to the foot, which leaves all the ornament in one place: a broad shell opening behind the head of Christ, its surface divided into small panels with a lattice worked inside them.
The corpus is fully modelled and unsparing, the head fallen to the right, the ribs drawn, the loincloth knotted at the hip, in the Spanish manner that never softened the crucifixion for the sake of the viewer. The scallop shell above it is the badge of St James and of the pilgrim roads to Compostela, an emblem Spanish workshops returned to constantly, so this crucifix carries Spain twice over: the Passion, and the road walked toward it. The antique original is of the nineteenth century.
The Spanish 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.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
Product Details
The Vintage Bronze Spanish Crucifix has the weight and reach of a wall piece. The arms are flat and plain and the shaft tapers to the foot, which leaves all the ornament in one place: a broad shell opening behind the head of Christ, its surface divided into small panels with a lattice worked inside them.
The corpus is fully modelled and unsparing, the head fallen to the right, the ribs drawn, the loincloth knotted at the hip, in the Spanish manner that never softened the crucifixion for the sake of the viewer. The scallop shell above it is the badge of St James and of the pilgrim roads to Compostela, an emblem Spanish workshops returned to constantly, so this crucifix carries Spain twice over: the Passion, and the road walked toward it. The antique original is of the nineteenth century.
The Spanish 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.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
