Named for the town where they are made, Axum crosses are the most common Ethiopian pendent cross especially in Tigray in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Axum was an early center of African Christianity and one of the holiest cities in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and site of St. Mary’s of Zion church where the Arc of the Covenant is believed to be housed. These crosses commonly have lattice pattern of a never-ending knot of interwoven threads symbolizes unity, the order of life and the Church, eternity and everlasting life. Their geometric squares or rectangles symbolize the Arc of Covenant which Ethiopian Christians claim rests in Axum’s St. Mary’s of Zion church.
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Axum cross has a square with a stylized “endless knot” with pierced cutouts that entraps evil spirits for eternity and etched “protective eyes” circles to deflect misfortune. Stylized rectangles on arms represent the Ark of the Covenant.
Axum cross pendant, 3 arms with 4 circles symbole 12 Apostles; circles are “protective eyes” to deflect the “evil eye;” cross hatches are never-ending-knot to entrap malevolent forces; rectangles represent Ark of the Covenant.
Centered with a stylized Cross Pattée, this Axum coin silver pendant has a circular top symbolizing Christ’s halo, divinity and resurrection; arms with etched matrix represent the “never-ending-knot,” and stylized rectangles represent the Arc of the Covenant.
Large and heavy vintage one-of-a-kind lost wax Axum cross with a never-ending knot and flared arms with modified rectangles representing the Ark of the Covenant.
Vintage coin silver cross decorated with circle with radiating arms represents eternity, Christ’s halo and infinite love, and resurrection. Etched circles are apotropaic “protective eyes” to thwart evil and bad luck. Lost wax one-of-a-kind piece.
Pendant cross with pierced “endless knot.” Use of “positive and negative space” highlights dualities: materiality/immateriality; body/soul’s nourishment; spiritual/physical salvation; union of humanity and Christ’s divinity..
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