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Vintage Bronze Tiny Haloed Figure and Flower Medal
SKU: 3c3-831-B
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Product Details
The Vintage Bronze Tiny Haloed Figure and Flower Medal is one of the smallest pieces in the collection, barely more than half an inch, with the irregular leaf-shaped outline of an original that was never cut to a neat circle. One face carries a haloed head framed by a hood or veil, with folds of drapery gathered at the shoulder. The other is given entirely to a single open flower.
At this scale the relief is soft and the edges are gently worn, and that is the charm of it. Small medals like this one were the everyday currency of Catholic piety in Europe, tucked into a purse, slipped between the pages of a missal or sewn inside the lining of a coat, and carried until the metal itself softened. This is a devotional object that lived in a pocket rather than on a wall.
The 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.
- 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 Tiny Haloed Figure and Flower Medal is one of the smallest pieces in the collection, barely more than half an inch, with the irregular leaf-shaped outline of an original that was never cut to a neat circle. One face carries a haloed head framed by a hood or veil, with folds of drapery gathered at the shoulder. The other is given entirely to a single open flower.
At this scale the relief is soft and the edges are gently worn, and that is the charm of it. Small medals like this one were the everyday currency of Catholic piety in Europe, tucked into a purse, slipped between the pages of a missal or sewn inside the lining of a coat, and carried until the metal itself softened. This is a devotional object that lived in a pocket rather than on a wall.
The 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.
- 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
