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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This early 20th century Ethiopian cross pendant from the Ethiopian Highlands in Africa is a Coptic cross variant often referred to as an Axum cross where it was crafted using the lost wax technique with melted coin-silver and an attached suspension loop. The circle on the horizontal bar is a variant of older Coptic prototypes…
The uniqueness of Ethiopian Crosses stems from influences of many ancient civilizations: Coptic, Celtic, Egyptian, Byzantine, Greek, and Latin. Axum-Crosses which are the most popular Ethiopian pendant crosses use geometric shapes, mostly squares or rectangles as their foundation, and are embellished with religious and apotropaic symbols. It is centered with a lattice pattern of a…
This vintage Ethiopian Cross from the Northern Ethiopian Highlands in Africa is a variant of a Coptic -cross referred to as an Axum -Cross where it was crafted. As the most popular Ethiopian pendant crosses they are embellished with religious and apotropaic symbols. This cross is divided into two components. The top has a square…
No other region has produced the quantity, quality, and diversity as the Christian-cross from the Ethiopian-Highlands in Africa, an area renowned for having accepted Christianity early in its history and its unique African art and metalwork. This vintage Ethiopian cross variant of a Coptic cross and is often referred to as an Axum Cross name…
This vintage Ethiopian Cross from the Northern Ethiopian Highlands of Africa is a variant of a Coptic cross referred to as an Axum Cross where it was crafted. As the most popular pendant Ethiopian cross it is embellished with religious and apotropaic symbols. This one has a circle on top with pierced cutouts and an…
This vintage Ethiopian Cross from the Northern Ethiopian Highlands in Africa is a variant of a Coptic cross referred to as an Axum Cross where it was crafted. As the most popular form of cross, they are embellished with religious and apotropaic symbols. The top triangle with pierced cutouts represents the Trinity. Each of the…
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