{"product_id":"chest-tomb-with-angel-and-dove-marble-memorial-220cm","title":"Chest Tomb With Angel and Dove Marble Memorial - 220cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA long low chest tomb carries a raised recessed panel on its ledger over a frieze of carved rose swags gathered around a central medallion. A seated angel holding a posy sits on a small pedestal at the head of the tomb, and a carved dove lies on the ledger beside her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChest Tomb Carved With a Rose Swag Frieze\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA swag has to look as though it hangs, and stone does not hang. Each rose is cut proud and then undercut beneath so the whole run lifts away from the frieze and throws a shadow beneath it, which is the only thing that makes it read as weight. The dove is carved free of the ledger on three sides and is worked last, when nothing else needs a chisel near it. The marble is a warm white, going cream where weathering has stained the ledger and the base steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chest tomb takes a full-length plot and reads along its length, so it suits a cemetery avenue, an established churchyard or a family enclosure rather than a lawn section. It is walked past rather than stood in front of, which is why the frieze runs the whole side. The whole footprint is bedded onto one continuous poured concrete foundation. Confirm what the burial ground permits on ledger cover and height first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Full Ledger and Where the Wording Goes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen weeks, the longest in this group. The chest and its ledger are cut and the recessed panel trued before the frieze is started, and the frieze before the angel, so no finished surface is ever worked across. The recessed panel arrives blank and takes your own wording in whichever lettering you choose, or stays plain for a local mason, and the dove can be left off. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops. Around 6,618kg across several pieces, all needing mechanical handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther chest tombs and ledgers are listed under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/headstones-memorials\"\u003eheadstones and memorials\u003c\/a\u003e, with the marble under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/marble-headstones\"\u003emarble headstones\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e220cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-Carved Natural Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53830049792347,"sku":"MST-MEM-026","price":31228.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/MST-MEM-026_1.jpg?v=1787135475","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/chest-tomb-with-angel-and-dove-marble-memorial-220cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}