JEWELRY 4THE CULTURE
HIEROGLYPHIC ANKH
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The ankh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that was most commonly used in writing and in art to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself. Its use continued through the Coptic Egyptians who adapted it as the crux ansata, a variant form of the Christian cross.
The Ankh is also known as key of life, the key of the Nile or crux ansata (Latin meaning "cross with a handle"), was the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic character that read "eternal life". Egyptian gods are often portrayed carrying it by its loop, or bearing one in each hand, arms crossed over their chest.
- WOODEN EARRINGS
- DESIGN ON ONE SIDE SOLID BLACK ON THE BACK
- LIGHT WEIGHT
- 3 1/2" X 1 1/2"