The ankh is an ancient hieroglyphic symbol originating in ancient Egypt that was used to represent the word for life. Referred to often as the key of life and the key of the Nile, it represented eternal life in Ancient Egypt. An ankh is shaped like a cross, but instead of a continuing its vertical rise above the crossbar, there is a teardop-shaped loop. It is much used as a symbol of the Coptic Orthodox Church and is seen by many as a talisman symbolizing protection and well-being and was traditionally buried with pharaohs. A modified version is used on Ethiopian Crosses and in Christianity it also a symbol of afterlife.
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The term Coptic Cross refers to several variants in Christian art associated with the Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa. Coptic crosses from the Orthodox Church of Alexandria were a foundation for Ethiopian Cross design and symbolism. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church historically assimilated pre-Christian symbols and imparted its own meanings to them. A Christian cross with…
Each Coptic cross is one of several variants of a Christian cross associated with the Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa. African metalwork crosses of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria were a foundation for Ethiopian Cross designs and symbolism. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church historically assimilated into their art pre-Christian cross symbols and imparted its own…
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