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Offered at auction is a solid sterling silver snake ring in the form known as the ouroboros.. The ouroboros is an ancient metaphorical symbol of continuity and rebirth. The snake form, adapted to jewelry, has been popular since antiquity. The snake to the ancients symbolized rebirth, renewal and the continuity of life and creation. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all understood its symbolic meaning, and prized it for the lesson and comfort this image carried. With the rise of Christianity, and the snakes erroneous connection with the tempting demon in the garden of Genesis, this symbol and its use was surpressed, but it never completely disappeared. It came to be, like all pagan imagery in the medieval Christian mind, associated with sorcery and the devil. However, thoughtful an educated individuals secretly preserved and treasured it for true its meaning. With the loosening of the hold of Christian absolutism on the western mind, during the Renaissance, it came back in to popular use, especially in jewelry. During the Victorian era it became particularly popular as a jewelry form, given that none other than Queen Victoria wore snake jewelry for the symbolic reassurance it gave her after the death of her beloved Prince Albert. In recent times the snake symbol has again fallen pray to an association with the dark side, Satanism, Wicca, demons and all such simplistic popular misinterpretations of its meaning. Hopefully the snake symbol can again be seen for what it truly represents. After all, the snake with its symbolic power to renew, is used by one of the most respected of professions as its emblem, the medical profession. The Caduceus, entwined with a snake, that is used by all healing professions, springs directly from the ancient understanding of its symbolic meaning, to heal, to renew life and provide a new beginning.
This snake ring has some dragon like qualities as many representations of the ouroboros do. It is horned and detailed with both back and belly scales. It is solid sterling silver and weighs 1.9 grams. This auction is for ONE ring only. The ring is a size 9 1/4 US size.
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