Key Facts
- Optical crystal construction — brilliant clarity and light refraction for a premium look
- Black glass base — provides a stable, contrasting foundation
- Deep etch or full-color imprint — choose a tactile recessed mark or a photographic image
- Material — Optical Crystal, Black Glass
- Dimensions — 8", 10", 12 3/4"
Description
Design and Materials
The Parthenon Award is crafted from optical crystal, a material chosen for its clarity and brilliance. The crystal is shaped into the iconic Parthenon form and mounted on a black glass base, creating a striking contrast that enhances the overall presentation. This combination of materials gives the award a substantial, high-end feel suitable for formal recognition.
Customization Options
Your logo or message can be applied using two distinct methods. Deep etching carves the design into the crystal surface, leaving a permanent, tactile mark. Alternatively, Illumachrome heat transfer prints a full-color image directly into the crystal, allowing for photographic detail and gradients. Both methods provide ample space for personalization, making each award unique to the recipient.
Recognition and Presentation
This award is designed to be displayed prominently, serving as a lasting reminder of achievement. Its classic architectural form and polished materials make it a fitting tribute for honoring employees and celebrating milestones. The black base adds stability, ensuring the award stands securely on a desk or shelf.
Decoration & Imprint
2 methods
Your imprint is placed on the crystal body of the award. Deep etching carves a recessed, tactile mark with bold contrast, while Illumachrome heat transfer applies a full-color image with photographic depth. Choose deep etching for clean, bold logos, or Illumachrome for detailed, multi-color artwork.
Laser — Deep Etch1 location included · no setup charge
Deep etching carves your design well into the surface, removing material to leave a recessed, permanent mark. Running deeper than a standard laser pass, the result is strongly dimensional and contoured. The finished mark is the material itself — bare carved tone with crisp shadowed contrast where the cut catches light against the untouched surface. You get a mark you can both see and feel, reading as permanent and material rather than printed on.
Heat Transfer — IllumachromeFull-color imprint · 1 location included · no setup charge
Illumachrome prints a full-color image directly into the crystal, fusing artwork to the surface so it becomes part of the piece rather than a coating on top. The result reads with photographic depth: fine detail, smooth gradients, and continuous tonal shading show through the clear material with no raised edge or texture to the touch. Photos, complex illustrations, and shaded logos reproduce faithfully, with brand colors simulated close to true rather than matched exactly.
Production & Delivery
8 business days production
- Free digital proof — within 24 hours. After we receive your artwork, we will e-mail you the proof. Production time begins after your approval. We allow up to two proof edits at no additional charge.
- Production: 8 business days after proof approval. Production time is for the default single-location imprint. It may increase for multiple imprint locations and large product quantities. Add 24 hours for your free digital proof.
- FedEx Shipping: Transit time depends on the shipping option and destination. Enter your ZIP code below for estimated arrival dates and shipping prices.
- Rush production in 5 business days is available for $39.00 per order. Your order goes to production the business day you check out with artwork by 12:00 PM CT — no digital proof to approve.
Arrival dates are shown at checkout.
Questions & Answers
Ask about sizing, imprinting or turnaround
- What is the minimum order quantity?
- The minimum order is 1 piece with Laser — Deep Etch.
- Is there a setup charge?
- No setup charge.
- How long does production take?
- Production takes 8 business days after proof approval; a free digital proof is e-mailed within 24 hours of receiving artwork. Rush production in 5 business days is available on this item for $39.00: your order goes to production the business day you check out with artwork by 12:00 PM CT — no digital proof to approve.
- What decoration methods are available?
- Laser — Deep Etch (1 location included · no setup charge); Heat Transfer — Illumachrome (Full-color imprint · 1 location included · no setup charge).
From our decoration and product guides
- What does laser engraving look like on a promotional product?
- Laser engraving uses a focused beam to etch the design directly into the surface, leaving a permanent, recessed mark with clean, sharp edges. There is no ink: the mark reads in the material's own tone, a lighter shade on metal and a darker burn on wood, with a depth you can feel. It resists fading, wear and scratching because nothing sits on top of the surface. More about Laser →
- Can laser engraving be done in my brand color?
- No. Engraving carries no added color and shows only the substrate's own tone, so a design that depends on brand colors, color contrast, gradients or photographic detail is a poor fit. It is the right choice for single-tone logos, fine line work and small text where a permanent, dimensional mark matters more than color. For printed spot color choose pad print or screen print. More about Laser →
- What is a heat transfer imprint?
- Heat transfer prints the design in premixed spot inks onto a film, then bonds that film to the surface under heat and pressure. Each color goes down as its own solid ink, so edges stay crisp and color stays even across the mark. The result is a smooth, thin bonded layer that flexes with the material rather than ink soaked into the cloth. More about Transfer →
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SKU: CYD0000793IN STOCK
SKU: CYD0000793
Parthenon Optical Crystal Award with Black Base
Starting At$865.00each, imprint included
Ideal for employee recognition, service milestones, and retirement celebrations.
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