Vintage Bronze Small African Cross
Product Details
Everything about the Vintage Bronze Small African Cross is in its shape. The four arms taper from the crossing and swell again into soft, rounded terminals, so the whole form reads as something grown rather than cut. There is no ornament at all, no lettering and no border, only bronze polished bright on the high surfaces and darker where the antiquing has settled into the hollows.
The antique original is recorded as African, and solid cast crosses of this small, wearable kind belong to a long tradition of Christian smithing across the continent, where the cross has been worked in bronze and brass for many centuries. At seven eighths of an inch it sits easily between the fingers, which is very much how a cross of this sort was meant to be carried through a day: held and turned, not only looked at.
The small African cross 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
Everything about the Vintage Bronze Small African Cross is in its shape. The four arms taper from the crossing and swell again into soft, rounded terminals, so the whole form reads as something grown rather than cut. There is no ornament at all, no lettering and no border, only bronze polished bright on the high surfaces and darker where the antiquing has settled into the hollows.
The antique original is recorded as African, and solid cast crosses of this small, wearable kind belong to a long tradition of Christian smithing across the continent, where the cross has been worked in bronze and brass for many centuries. At seven eighths of an inch it sits easily between the fingers, which is very much how a cross of this sort was meant to be carried through a day: held and turned, not only looked at.
The small African cross 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
