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Title
Sun
cross
wall
relief
Description
1
sculpture
:
bonded
stone
;
17
cm
.
high
. "The
Celts
were the
ancient
inhabitants
of
much
of
Europe
. A
spiritual
people
, their
rich
mythology
and
symbology
later
merged
with the
Christian
beliefs
they
embraced
to
create
a
distinctive
art
seen
especially
in
Ireland
and
Scotland
. The
Celtic
Cross
is
known
throughout
the
world
as the
emblem
of
Celtic
Christianity
and
it
can
be
considered
the
symbol
of
Celticness
itself
.
Celtic
Crosses
began
to
appear
during
the
fifth
century
A.D.
,
it's
shape
is
derived
from a
pagan
sun
symbol
, the
sunwheel
,
which
later
became
a
symbol
of the
Christian
Godhead
. The
sunwheel
was
originally
a
cross
surrounded
by a
circle
with a
center
stone
representing
the
sun
and
mock
suns
at the
four
quarters
. The
stone
at the
center
of the
circle
also
represents
the
navel
of the
world
. The
stone
pillar
of the
cross
also
embodies
phallic
and
fertility
characteristics
. The
cross
represents
eternal
life
;
it's
horizontal
axis
being
the
earthly
world
and the
vertical
axis
the
heavenly
world
coming
together
as the
union
of
Heaven
and
Earth
.
Celtic
Crosses
are
imbued
with
continuous
and
interwoven
knot
and
spiral
motifs
symbolizing
the
continuity
of
life
,
death
and
rebirth
.
Celtic
Crosses
often
have
images
of the
Christian
cruxifiction
,
patriarchs
and
saints"--Distributor
.
Subject
High
crosses
(Sculpture)
;
Sculpture
,
Celtic.
;
Celtic
Church.
;
Art
and
religion--Great
Britain
.
Publisher
Edwardsville
,
Ill
. :
Statue.com
Date
[2009]
Format
JPEG
Rights
Image
©
Krannert
Art
Museum
Giertz
Education
Center
.
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