IMPORTANT: This jewel is limited and we are unsure if they'll be available again in the future. We recommend Express Shipping with signature required upon delivery to best ensure it arrives safely in your hands. 

PLEASE NOTE : This necklace will be created with an 18" bar link chain. If you desire a different chain length, it's important that you email us immediately after placing your order. 

This necklace was originally a part of the 'Ouroboros Collection' before finding its way here. 

Because these stones are limited, we are not able to accommodate any requests for specific stone preferences.

The Ouroboros, translating to 'tail devourer' in Greek, an ancient symbol of a snake swallowing its tail, first appeared in Ancient Egypt in 13th century BC engraved in the gold shrine enclosing the sarcophagus of King Tutankhamen. For the Egyptians, the symbol was linked to their sense of time being cyclical rather than linear, due to their understanding of the cosmos, specifically the journey of the Sun and the annual flooding of the Nile, which they called the Inundation. From there the symbol moved into the visual library of Hellenistic Alexandria Alchemy where it appeared encircling the words 'One is All', representing the eternal cycle of rebirth~ the end is also the beginning, in perpetuity...Time is a flat circle.

It would go on to be the oldest allegorical symbol of Alchemy; the Alchemists of the Renaissance would strive to break the Ouroboros, desiring to escape the endless loop in a quest for immortality (with the creation of gold through this process being a beneficial side quest.) 

Carl Jung would go on to famously take the concepts of Alchemy, including the meaning and symbol of the Ouroboros to his theories and practices of 'Inner Alchemy' or the quest of wholeness. For him, the symbol represented the integration of the shadow self, the process of slaying oneself, bringing oneself to life in a loop towards wholeness.

Here, conjoined snake ribs, life cast from one of my earliest molds, are meant to represent my take on Ouroboros. Paired with a silver sheen Obsidian cabochon. Please note these are highly difficult to photograph~ each one contains the flashy "sheen"  despite not appearing so. 

*Details* :

- 34 mm from top to bottom

- 28 mm wide

- Solid Sterling Silver  

- Both pendant and chain are hand oxidized to achieve our favorite shade of stormy gray and then highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath

- Seen on Miguel on a 20 inch chain

- Set with one 25 mm Silver Sheen Obsidian

Silver Sheen Obsidian:

Silver Sheen Obsidian is a natural stone made of polished volcanic glass from Mexico. This stone is dark in color but has beautiful flashes of silver when turned, that resemble the moon going through her many phases, or tiny galaxies teeming with space dust.

This jewel is hand cut and therefore may have small signs of the carver's hands along the edges. It has not been fabricated by a machine rather it hand cut and therefore might not be uniformly perfect. The photographs accurately portray the quality of the stone and the cut. 

***IMPORTANT***  

This jewel is handmade to order, just for you, with care and focus. Please allow approximately 6 - 8 weeks for creation before shipping.  

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