This sculpture depicts two snakes eating their own tails, the scene also known as Uroboros (Ouroboros) The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. The name originates from within the Greek language; (oura) meaning tail and (boros) meaning eating, thus he who eats the tail. This sculpture symbolizes 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.