{"product_id":"the-dragon","title":"The Dragon","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn every old culture the dragon meant the same thing. The keeper of the threshold. The guardian of what is rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dragon is a sculptural piece — a fully three-dimensional dragon's head, cast in solid sterling silver (S925) and oxidised to a near-black patina. The mane, the curl of the horns, the bared fangs, the deep-set eyes — every surface is hand-detailed by a skilled artisan over many hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe head sits atop a cylinder of authenticated Aletai meteorite, the cosmic iron held inside the silver mount. The Aletai class was first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China — site of the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on this planet (\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57112\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e). The Widmanstätten pattern across the iron formed in deep space over four and a half billion years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuspended from a substantial oxidised silver cable chain. Numbered. Signed certificate of authenticity. Delivered in a presentation case with the certificate folio and meteorite classification documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeld in the hand it is heavier than the size suggests. It is meant to be lived in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PALLAS 1772","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58035300794693,"sku":null,"price":330.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6509\/2165\/files\/b04f907e-ae25-443d-b137-e18f401efc58_2c905855-700b-4393-add8-f370abe5ec87.jpg?v=1779622735","url":"https:\/\/pallas1772.com\/products\/the-dragon","provider":"PALLAS 1772","version":"1.0","type":"link"}