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OLD HAND CARVED WOODEN OUROBOROS SNAKE SWALLOWING TAIL
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Here is an old hand carved wooden ouroboros. The Ouroboros often represents self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return , and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end (compare with phoenix ). It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting before any beginning with such force or qualities it cannot be extinguished. The ouroboros has been important in religious and mythological symbolism, but has also been frequently used in alchemical illustrations, where it symbolizes the circular nature of the alchemist's opus . It is also often associated with Gnosticism , and Hermeticism . Carl Jung interpreted the Ouroboros as having an archetypal significance to the human psyche . The Jungian psychologist Erich Neumann writes of it as a representation of the pre-ego "dawn state", depicting the undifferentiated infancy experience of both mankind and the individual child. The earliest known representation of the Ouroboros is contained in the Egyptian Book of the Netherworld . In the Book of the Dead , which was still current in the Graeco-Roman period, the self-begetting sun god Atum is said to have ascended from chaos-waters with the appearance of a snake, the animal renewing itself every morning, and the deceased wishes to turn into the shape of the snake Sato ("son of the earth"), the embodiment of Atum . In the Pyramid of Unas , dated between 2375 BC and 2345 BC, hieroglyphs on the west (i.e., sunset) wall gable of the Sarcophagus chamber can be read: "A serpent is entwined by a serpent, the male serpent is bitten by the female serpent, the female serpent is bitten by the male serpent. Heaven is enchanted, earth is enchanted, the male behind mankind is enchanted". Please excuse the higher handling cost, it is the only way ebay allows us to cover the cost of insurance, we sellers cannot afford to eat that cost, and once again, ebays stupid rules make it harder on seller and buyer alike. They just don't get it!!! INSURANCE WILL BE ADDED TO ALL ITEMS OVER 50.00. INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS ATTENTION: (NO EXCEPTIONS) All items, (regardless of weight) will be shipped either (A) Priority Mail or (B) Registered mail which is $10.80 in addition to shipping cost. The most economical option will be used. If it is $250 or more, it will be shipped EXPRESS mail, which can get expensive. This is to due to Paypal's rules, as there is no other way to verify delivery and I am getting tired of losing out because customs holds up or "loses" my packages. Paypal is prefered, but I will take whatever! All of the items you see listed in my auctions are fresh stuff, not from shops and auctions. I am and have been for 37 years, a door to door picker and that is where all my items come from. So keep a close eye on all my auctions, you never know what I will find!! We combine for shipping if you buy multiple items. ALL OUR ITEMS ARE GUARENTEED TO BE AS STATED AND THIS IS THE ONLY REASON WE REFUND, THESE ARE ANTIQUES AND AS SUCH, ARE NOT MASS PRODUCED WITH QUALITY CONTROL, SO THERE WILL BE AT TIMES SCRATCHES AND SO FORTH---ANTIQUES. Continued rising peanuts, bubble wrap and labor cost have forced us to add a $1.00 handling charge. Unless an object is too large, we always try and ship by priority mail as it is more dependable and we have fewer problems with breakage, but will if possible, use the most economic method possible. Payment must be in U.S. funds. Thank you.
THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE SNAKE ARE 13 INCHES BY 12 INCHES AND 2 3/4 INCHES HIGH!! 
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