Dating from the 3rd millennium BCE, lost wax also called cire-perdue is a method of casting metal in which molten metal is poured into a wax model. After the mold is made the wax model is melted and drained away, making each object produced a one-of-a-kind item. Used in every continent but Australia, it is still used in many cultures today with few changes. Dhorka metal smiths are famous for the lost wax techniques which date bask 4500 years to the Indus valley civilization.
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This vintage Ethiopian cross has a square with a stylized “endless knot” with pierced cutouts that entraps evil spirits for eternity. Arms end in stylized rectangles that may represent the Ark of the Covenant with etched circles that are “protective eyes” to deflect misfortune.
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.
Pendant cross with pierced “endless knot” to entangle malevolent spirits. Interlocking thread matrix simulates woven material. Interplay of shadow and light and Juxtaposition of “positive and negative space” highlights dualities: materiality/immateriality; body/soul’s nourishment; spiritual/physical salvation; union of humanity and Christ’s divinity..
Cross pendant with a circle with pierced design on top and circle image below surrounding a Latin cross. The 4 birds transform the Cross into the Tree of Knowledge and Life and also symbolize the Holy ghost. A group of four doves represents peace.
Lyrical pendant with three-sided elaborate extensions, and etched circles symbolizing God’s everlasting love. “Protective eye” symbols bring blessings and repel evil and avert the “evil eye.”
Centered with a stylized Cross Pattée, this Axum vintage 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.
Vintage coin silver Star of David, symbol of Ethiopian Orthodox Church, worn by Falasha Ethiopian Jews, descendants of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Cross centered in star. Top circle on bar is Coptic prototype of Egyptian ankh atop a Latin cross.
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