{"product_id":"antique-nickel-and-ebony-pectoral-crucifix-with-skull-and-crossbones-circa-1890s-1920s","title":"Antique Nickel and Ebony Pectoral Crucifix with Skull and Crossbones, Circa 1890s-1920s","description":"\u003cp\u003eNickel-bound ebony pectoral crucifix with a cast corpus, halo and INRI scroll.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePectoral crucifixes, named for the Latin pectus, chest, were worn over the heart on a cord or chain, or tucked into the belt of the habit. A nun typically received hers at the ceremony of her final vows and wore it for the rest of her life, often being buried with it; priests and missionaries carried them for blessings and at the deathbed, where the crucifix was held before the dying during the last rites. Most were made in France and Germany between the 1880s and 1930s in this classic ebony and nickel style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe skull and crossbones at the foot is a memento mori, Latin for \"remember that you will die.\" It represents the skull of Adam, said to be buried at Golgotha, \"the place of the skull,\" beneath the cross, so that Christ's blood would fall on the first man and redeem his sin. For the wearer it was a daily reminder of mortality and of the promise of resurrection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShows wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exquisite Dark Curio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68076640567450,"sku":"EDC-627","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/6450\/3962\/files\/EDC-627-1.jpg?v=1794003165","url":"https:\/\/exquisitedarkcurio.com\/products\/antique-nickel-and-ebony-pectoral-crucifix-with-skull-and-crossbones-circa-1890s-1920s","provider":"Exquisite Dark Curio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}