{"product_id":"sample-sale-medusa-decision-making-coin","title":"SAMPLE - Medusa Decision-Making Coin","description":"\u003ch4\u003eAbout\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample sale coin in sterling silver. Sales final. Sample sale items have slight imperfections (pitting, polishing divots, shallow engraving, or texture), or are one of a kind samples of pieces that did not make it to our seasonal collection (will be noted as such). The engraving details are over-polished and the snake side has a detail that looks similar to the symbol for Jupiter ♃\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFlip a coin. Ask the Fates to decide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand-wrought silver coin. Its \"Heads\" is our mythological Medusa; \"Tails\", a lone serpent. A protective talisman with a direct line to the Fates. How much weight will you grant Their ruling?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn Medusa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e“You only have to look at the Medusa straight on to see her. And she’s not deadly. She’s beautiful and she’s laughing.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e― Hélène Cixous\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the latinized Medousa meaning guardian or protector, i\u003c\/span\u003en Greek mythology, ill-fated Medusa, once a beautiful mortal, was turned into a snake-haired powerful creature by the goddess Athena. Any creature to gaze upon Medusa would petrify and turn to stone. In Ancient Greece, Medusa's head was supposedly put upon apotropaic amulets and above doorways as a protective pendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMedusa embodies a connection between beauty, rage, femininity and horror. Mythology is ever-evolving and ambiguity is the hallmark of sacred myth; history has since unravelled the story of Medusa from her canonical origin. Medusa, crowned with venomous serpents, endowed with a fatal gaze, shifts from sufferer to protectress, no longer subject to victimhood but strong and powerful in her metamorphosized form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by hand in our Montreal studio. Solid sterling silver. Listing is for one coin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal design, approximately 24mm in diameter, 2.5mm thickness. Weighs approx. 8.4 grams. Details are oxidized by hand with patina that will soften over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes packaged in a tiny glassine envelope with a soft pink description note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis item is sold as is and is final sale.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sofia Zakia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45073697832983,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1039\/8156\/files\/IMG_7605.jpg?v=1781702313","url":"https:\/\/sofiazakia.com\/products\/sample-sale-medusa-decision-making-coin","provider":"Sofia Zakia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}