Hand Carved Tortoise - Live with Purpose Size:15/16 x 5/8 Inch the color green represented new

the color green represented new life and fertility

The decaying body will then feed the young when they hatch

Hermes acts as a messenger to the gods and guide to the underworld

In Ancient Egypt

Hand Carved Tortoise - Live with Purpose Size:15/16 x 5/8 Inch the color green represented newHand carved with Ancient Siberian Woolly Mammoth Tusk, finished with Emerald eyes and white rhodium plated sterling silver whale tales. The tortoise is the ancient wisdom seeker and has a life span of up to ten thousand years. Around the world, the tortoise is seen as a symbol for wisdom, security, endurance, peacefulness, longevity, and patience. Not to mention the fact he carries his house with him, making the world his home. The tortoise thinks