{"product_id":"vintage-white-bronze-thistle-crucifix","title":"Vintage White Bronze Thistle Crucifix","description":"\u003cp\u003eOverlapping pointed leaves cover the arms and shaft of the Vintage White Bronze Thistle Crucifix edge to edge, radiating outward from the crossing like the bracts of a thistle head, with the same spiny texture climbing the finial above. The corpus hangs at the center in smooth relief, and the contrast between the quiet figure and the bristling ground around it is the whole of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe titulus above the head is lettered \u003cstrong\u003eINRI\u003c\/strong\u003e, abbreviating the Latin \u003cem\u003eIesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum\u003c\/em\u003e — Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. The thistle carries a double sense on a cross: it is the old emblem of Scotland, and in Christian ornament more widely it belongs both to the thorns of the Passion and to the ground cursed in Genesis to bring forth thorns and thistles. Setting it around the corpus makes the cross grow out of the very thing it undoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thistle 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":48943524085945,"sku":"3c3-283-WB","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-283-WB.png?v=1787688740","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-white-bronze-thistle-crucifix","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}