Trefoil comes from the Latin word for “leaf,” since its shape often resembles a leaf. A trefoil is a pattern of the outline of three overlapping rings, often used in Christian symbolism in church architecture and in crosses – especially Ethiopian Crosses – to represent the Holy Trinity which reflects the idea that God is one god in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The ‘trefoil flowers’ are at the ends of crossbars symbolize the Holy Trinity and the Resurrection. Three overlapping rings also depict the interconnected and inseparable nature of God.The form is also used in Buddhism in which a 3-foiled arch, aureole or nimbus (cloud) is used to highlight a supernatural being.
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This is an excellent example of an ancient earthenware carinated pottery flagon made in production centers in throughout the Roman Empire. This was made in, the Roman-North-Africa territory called Africa-Proconsularis. These pouring vessels locally made by provincial artisans were used specifically to hold and pour water, wine and other liquids and placed in kitchens, on…
This Tibetan Repoussé image presents various symbols of the Enlightenment of the Shakyamuni-Buddha. He sits within a trefoil arch on a lotus base (padmapitha) under the bodhi tree in bhumisparsha mudra (earth witnessing or hand touching position) symbolizing the moment of his enlightenment legs bent in (padmasana). The detailed trefoil arch surrounding the Buddha’s head…
No other region has produced the quantity, quality, and diversity as the crosses from the Africa Ethiopian-Highlands, the second nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion. Ethiopian pendant crosses were made in a variety of sizes, designs, styles, and ornamentation which are metaphors for the religious beliefs, ideology, and practices of the Ethiopian Church…
No other region has produced the quantity, quality, and diversity as the pendant crosses from the Ethiopian Highlands in Africa, an area renowned for its unique African metalwork. This Fleury Cross is a floriated trefoil cross which is a cross with the end of each arm splayed out into three pointed lobes with decorative clusters….
No other region has produced the quantity, quality, and diversity as the crosses from the Africa Ethiopian-Highlands, the second nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion. The uniqueness of the Ethiopian Cross stems from influences of many ancient civilizations: Coptic, Celtic, Egyptian, Byzantine and Greek. Ethiopian pendant crosses were made in a variety of…
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