Intricately designed sterling silver ouroboros ring. From the Greek meaning ‘tail-devourer’, the symbol is a serpent eating its own tail. The oldest known ouroboros was found on a shrine in the tomb of Tutankhaman in Egypt in the 13th Century BC. The Ancient Egyptians understood time as a series of repetitive cycles, largely because of the cycles of the sun and the annual flooding of the Nile, an event that fertilized the lands surrounding the river and made agriculture and development possible. The Egyptians used the ouroboros symbol to represent cyclical time and the eternal cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
Description
Intricately designed sterling silver ouroboros ring. From the Greek meaning ‘tail-devourer’, the symbol is a serpent eating its own tail. The oldest known ouroboros was found on a shrine in the tomb of Tutankhaman in Egypt in the 13th Century BC. The Ancient Egyptians understood time as a series of repetitive cycles, largely because of the cycles of the sun and the annual flooding of the Nile, an event that fertilized the lands surrounding the river and made agriculture and development possible. The Egyptians used the ouroboros symbol to represent cyclical time and the eternal cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
Sizing + Info
This is a vintage piece.
Ring is a US size 8. Most rings can be sized. Please contact info@kindredblack.com to inquire.
Shipping
$8 standard shipping, free shipping on orders of $100 or more
