Vintage Bronze Jerusalem Cross Rosary Center
Product Details
The Jerusalem Cross Rosary Center sets a large cross with flaring arms among four smaller crosses placed in the openings between them. The whole surface is covered in raised bosses and granulation, the ancient goldsmith's trick of massed beading, which gives a piece this small an unexpected richness of texture.
The five crosses have been read since the crusading centuries as the five wounds of Christ, and the arrangement has stood for the Church in Jerusalem ever since: the great cross for the Gospel, the four small ones for its spread to the corners of the earth. It suits a rosary made for pilgrimage or for Holy Land devotion, and the deeply worked surface holds the antiquing so the pattern stays legible at arm's length.
The Jerusalem cross center 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 Jerusalem Cross Rosary Center sets a large cross with flaring arms among four smaller crosses placed in the openings between them. The whole surface is covered in raised bosses and granulation, the ancient goldsmith's trick of massed beading, which gives a piece this small an unexpected richness of texture.
The five crosses have been read since the crusading centuries as the five wounds of Christ, and the arrangement has stood for the Church in Jerusalem ever since: the great cross for the Gospel, the four small ones for its spread to the corners of the earth. It suits a rosary made for pilgrimage or for Holy Land devotion, and the deeply worked surface holds the antiquing so the pattern stays legible at arm's length.
The Jerusalem cross center 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
