The item for sale is a Solid .925 Sterling Silver pendant with two snakes eating each others tails (the ouroboros) while their bodies form the shape of a double infinity symbol (the lemniscate). The pendant measures 38mm from the base to the top of the bail and weighs 7.4g.

The Ouroboros is an ancient alchemy symbol that symbolizes the equality of the internal and external in the alchemist's soul. The earliest known appearance of an image of a snake "eating" its own tail was in Egypt in the year 1600 BC. From there it eventually got passed on to Greece. This is the ancient symbol Ouroboros, from the Greek word “oura” meaning “tail” and “bόros” meaning “eating”. Across ancient cultures, the ouroboros has come to symbolize many different things, yet they all somehow point to the same fundamental truths. It depicts the cyclic nature of the universe, how the end is also the beginning, the eternal cycle of death and renewal, how light gives way to dark and how dark eventually gives birth to light, over and over. As ancient as it is, the ouroboros symbol has transcended the test of time itself. It has been used globally to represent many social organizations over the years. It is a popular central ideology in books and film. It has even been used quite extensively as the inspiration for many board and computer games.

Your pendant will be sent in a small, dark coloured, padded cardboard gift box to protect them whilst in transit.