{"product_id":"gothic-snake-wrapped-cross-pendant-925-sterling-silver","title":"Gothic Snake Wrapped Cross Pendant — .925 Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.05em; line-height:1.8; color:#2c2c2c; margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eTwo different textures on one pendant. The cross face is stippled — rough, grainy, almost sandblasted. The serpent wound around its upright shaft is the opposite: fine carved scales, bright on the ridges, oxidized black in every gap. This gothic snake cross pendant runs 40 × 68mm and weighs 17 grams. It is cast in solid .925 sterling silver. Big enough that each texture reads on its own, and heavy enough to swing forward when you lean over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eBest Suited For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f2; border-inline-start:4px solid #c8a96e; padding:14px 18px; margin-bottom:12px; border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0; color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eIf you're drawn to symbols with layered meaning\u003c\/strong\u003e — Snake and cross together carry centuries of competing interpretation. Moses' bronze serpent. The Rod of Asclepius. Older pagan imagery of rebirth and renewal. This pendant holds all those readings at once, and the weathered texture on the cross makes it look excavated rather than newly finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f2; border-inline-start:4px solid #c8a96e; padding:14px 18px; margin-bottom:12px; border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0; color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eIf you want a pendant that doesn't disappear under a shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e — 68mm tall. It sits well below the collarbone and has enough weight to hang straight rather than drift sideways. Best paired with a 2mm–4mm chain in matching sterling silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f2; border-inline-start:4px solid #c8a96e; padding:14px 18px; margin-bottom:12px; border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0; color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eIf you collect gothic jewelry and already own the skulls\u003c\/strong\u003e — The serpent-on-cross motif occupies a completely different lane. The snake's head rests at the center where the arms meet. The body coils around the upright shaft — over the front, behind the metal, out again. The tail tapers to a fine point at the foot of the cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat Wearing It Actually Feels Like\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.05em; line-height:1.8; color:#2c2c2c; margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eThe dual finish is what makes this pendant work visually. The stippled cross absorbs light — dark, ancient, deliberately matte. The polished ridges along the snake's back reflect it, and so does the raised silver border outlining every arm. Under overhead lighting that contrast is dramatic enough that the serpent appears to glow against the darker cross behind it. In dimmer surroundings, the snake seems to emerge gradually from shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.05em; line-height:1.8; color:#2c2c2c; margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eThe flared arms give it a gothic silhouette rather than a traditional Latin shape. Each of the four tips splits into three separate points. The snake ignores those side arms completely, winding around the upright shaft instead. It passes behind the metal and back out to the front, which is why the pendant has genuine depth from the side. The head sits at the intersection, just left of the shaft — mouth closed, one carved eye catching the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.05em; line-height:1.8; color:#2c2c2c; margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eThey age differently, but not in the way most people anticipate. The cross is already oxidized dark down in the texture grain, so fresh tarnish barely registers against it. The bright work is where you actually notice the change — the raised border around each arm, the snake's back, the fluted bail. A dry silver cloth over those high points restores the original contrast in roughly a minute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#fff8f0; border-inline-start:4px solid #a04f2e; padding:12px 16px; margin:16px 0; border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0; color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#a04f2e;\"\u003eHeads up:\u003c\/strong\u003e The snake's head is the highest point on the whole pendant. It stands well clear of the cross face rather than sitting flush. Against a knit sweater it can pick at the weave — over a t-shirt is the safer call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eThe Details That Matter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#f8f6f2; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e⚙️ Material\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003eSolid \u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e.925 sterling silver\u003c\/strong\u003e — stamped 925 on the back of the lower arm, next to the maker's mark. The same solid silver through the stippled cross and the coiled serpent.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#ffffff; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e⚖️ Weight\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e17 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e — heavyweight for a pendant. Needs a chain substantial enough to carry it — 2mm or thicker is the usual recommendation.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#f8f6f2; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e📏 Dimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e40 × 68mm\u003c\/strong\u003e — sits below the collarbone. Visible over any crew-neck shirt.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#ffffff; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e💎 Dual Finish\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eStippled cross, scaled serpent\u003c\/strong\u003e — the cross field is grainy and oxidized dark, framed by a polished raised border. The snake's scales are carved one by one, bright on the ridges and black in the gaps.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#f8f6f2; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e🔧 Bail\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA wide \u003cstrong style=\"color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003efluted bail\u003c\/strong\u003e hangs from its own jump ring. The extra link lets the cross settle square instead of locking at an angle against the chain.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:14px; margin-bottom:10px; padding:10px 14px; background:#ffffff; border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#1a3a6b; font-weight:700; min-width:120px; flex-shrink:0; font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e🌡️ Care\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA dry silver polishing cloth restores the bright ridges. Avoid liquid polish on the stippled cross — it strips the dark oxidation out of the texture grain.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat People Want to Know\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-weight:700; color:#1a3a6b; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eQ: Is the snake-on-cross motif Christian or pagan?\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-top:0; padding-inline-start:16px; border-inline-start:3px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003eBoth — and neither exclusively. Christian scripture has Moses raising a bronze serpent on a pole (Numbers 21:8). Greek medicine has the Rod of Asclepius. Older pagan symbolism reads the snake as rebirth. Most people who wear this motif like the tension between those three readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-weight:700; color:#1a3a6b; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eQ: Does this pendant come with a chain?\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-top:0; padding-inline-start:16px; border-inline-start:3px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003eNo — the pendant is sold on its own. The silver chain in the photos shows scale and how the piece hangs, but it is not included in the box. Most buyers pair this 17-gram pendant with a 2mm to 4mm sterling silver chain. A leather cord works too, for a rougher look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-weight:700; color:#1a3a6b; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eQ: What chain thickness works with a 17-gram pendant?\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-top:0; padding-inline-start:16px; border-inline-start:3px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003e2mm to 4mm is the range that works. Curb and rope chains spread a 17-gram load across the collar better than thin box or snake chains do. Below 2mm the chain looks undersized next to a 40mm-wide pendant, and it sags at the bail under the weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-weight:700; color:#1a3a6b; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eQ: Will the two finishes age at different rates?\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-top:0; padding-inline-start:16px; border-inline-start:3px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003eYes. The bright polished areas dull first — the raised border around each arm, the snake's back, the fluted bail. Fresh tarnish shows most on a mirror surface. The stippled cross is already oxidized dark in the grain, so it changes far less. A dry silver cloth fixes it in about a minute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.3em; color:#1a3a6b; border-bottom:2px solid #c8a96e; padding-bottom:8px; margin-top:32px; margin-bottom:16px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eThe Numbers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto; margin:1.5em 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:0; border-radius:10px; overflow:hidden; box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(26,58,107,0.10); font-size:0.98em;\"\u003e\n  \u003cthead\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a3a6b 0%,#2d5aa0 100%); color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n      \u003cth style=\"padding:14px 18px; text-align:start; font-weight:700;\"\u003eTechnical Detail\u003c\/th\u003e\n      \u003cth style=\"padding:14px 18px; text-align:start; font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat It Actually Does for You\u003c\/th\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/thead\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8fafd;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e.925 Sterling Silver (Solid)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eNo plating to chip or wear away. Stamped 925 on the back arm.\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e17 Grams\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eHangs straight instead of drifting sideways. You notice it against your chest all day.\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8fafd;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003e40 × 68mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eIndividual snake scales stay readable from arm's length.\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eStippled Cross Texture\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eWeathered, ancient appearance. Holds oxidation naturally in the texture grain.\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8fafd;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eSerpent Wound on the Shaft\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eCoils pass behind the metal, giving the pendant genuine depth from the side.\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eThree-Point Flared Arms\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eEach arm ends in three points — gothic, not a plain Latin cross.\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8fafd;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; font-weight:600; color:#1a3a6b;\"\u003eFully Finished Back\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding:12px 18px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf2; color:#333;\"\u003eIdentical stippled field and a raised cross ridge. Nothing is left unfinished behind.\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f2; padding:18px 20px; border-radius:8px; margin-top:24px; border:1px solid #e8e4de;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.15em; color:#1a3a6b; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:12px; font-weight:700;\"\u003eYou Might Also Want\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003eSame wrapped-cross idea, hardware instead of a serpent. The chain wrapped gothic cross pendant is smaller at 30 × 55mm but thicker through the body. Its miniature chain is fixed into the casting rather than coiled around a shaft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003eFor a cross from a different tradition, the Celtic cross biker pendant sets interlocking knotwork inside a 25 × 50mm dog tag frame. It lies flatter against the chest than this one, with no raised snake to catch a sweater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003eBrowse more sterling silver designs in the cross pendant collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color:#2c2c2c; line-height:1.8; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFor darker, heavier designs, explore the full gothic pendant collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bikerringshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43221772337214,"sku":"slb1787289854816","price":101.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/0075\/8846\/files\/gothic-snake-wrapped-cross-pendant-925-sterling-silver_1.jpg?v=1787289860","url":"https:\/\/www.dovewella.com\/products\/gothic-snake-wrapped-cross-pendant-925-sterling-silver","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}