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René Jules Lalique (1860 – 1945)
Serpent Pectoral Pendant, 1899
Gold and Enamel work
Gulbenkian Collection.
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Ouroboros: a serpent biting its own tail. A mythological and alchemic symbol of the cyclic nature of the universe: creation out of destruction, life out of death. The ouroboros eats its own tail to sustain its life in an eternal cycle of renewal.