{"product_id":"ouroboros-dragon-necklace","title":"Ouroboros Dragon Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eCount the loops. There are two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dragon does not close into a ring. It crosses over its own body halfway down and comes back the other way, so what hangs on the chain is a figure eight. \u003cstrong\u003eOn a Chinese piece that is not a neutral shape.\u003c\/strong\u003e Eight is the number people pay extra for on a car plate and a phone number, because ba (八) sounds like fa (發), to prosper. Turned on its side it is also the sign for infinity. The pendant is both at once and it did not have to try.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coiled dragon with its head brought round to its own tail is old here. The Hongshan (紅山) culture was carving jade ones five thousand years ago. Wherever the shape turns up it says the same thing: \u003cstrong\u003eno beginning, no end, and destruction and creation as a single motion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone who has had to knock something down to build the next thing.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is the whole content of the symbol, and it is a more useful idea than most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two tones do real work. Gold runs along the dragon's back and mane, antiqued steel down the belly plates, so at the crossing point you can still tell which length of the body is in front. Without that it would read as a knot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe steel needs nothing. It will not rust and there is no reason to take it off for water. The gold is a surface finish rather than solid metal, so keep it away from abrasives and it will stay as it is. A cloth if it dulls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stainless steel, two-tone gold and antiqued finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendant size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58 x 28mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60cm \/ 23.5in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coiled dragon in a figure eight, compare the Hongshan zhulong (燭龍)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steel will not rust. Gold tone is a surface finish, avoid abrasion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52407386407214,"sku":"200000639:201683807#60CM;200001034:1433145302#Steel Only pendants","price":44.79,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/ouroboros-dragon-necklace-3.webp?v=1788249763","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/ouroboros-dragon-necklace","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}