Ourobouros
Price: $55.00
Animal: Dragon
Artist: David Lawrence
Made In: England
Status: Fixed Edition
Carving Date: 2004
Release Date: 3/15/2005
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Edition Size: 1500
Dimensions (Inches): 2.2 x 1.8 x 2.1
S e c r e t s:
Ancient Greek philosophers were the first to depict the ourobouros, a fiery serpant curled in a circle devouring its own tail. For them, it symbolized the cyclic nature of time. The word dragon also derives from an Ancient Greek word – drakon - which means to see or to watch. It was a dragon who, in Greek mythology, watched and guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Three Maidens, the Hesperides. These apples were given to Hera as a wedding gift by Zeus. The dragon was later slain by Heracles / Hercules. 132 carved into the lid lip signifies that this is carver David Lawrence’s 132nd piece for Harmony Kingdom. Look for David’s signature acorn, and the fiercely protected applies within the interior.
