Ankh – Large Brass
Ankh is an object or design resembling a cross but having a loop instead of the top arm, used in ancient Egypt as a symbol of life.
The ankh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that was most commonly used in writing and in Egyptian art to represent the word for “life” and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself. It has a cross shape but with an oval loop in place of an upper bar. Wikipedia
The Egyptian cross, also known as Ankh, was originally an Egyptian hieroglyph used to represent the word “life”. By extension, this cross became primarily a symbol of life.
This cross was also placed on the lips of dead kings, bearing in mind that according to the mentality of ancient Egypt, death did not mean the end, but was merely a transition to the afterlife, to eternal life.
The ankh is an ancient Egyptian symbol that symbolizes the many aspects of life, including physical life, eternal life, immortality, death, and reincarnation. The symbol is a teardrop-shaped hoop with a cross-connected directly below it, to represent the sun making its path upward and over the horizon.
