Description
Tortoise and butterfly stepping stone ornament.
29 cm x 27 cm x 1 cm
1.656 kilogram.
Around the world the tortoise and/or turtle can be seen as a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, and is able to defend itself on its own. It can be regarded as personifying water, the moon, the Earth, time, immortality, and fertility. In the Feng-Shui system of Qi (the so-called invisible forces that bind the universe, earth, and humanity together in Chinese culture), tortoises are considered a good luck symbol too. They are also one of the four ‘sacred animals’ (along with the dragon, unicorn, and phoenix).
The butterfly has become a metaphor for transformation and hope; across cultures, it has become a symbol for rebirth and resurrection, for the triumph of the spirit and the soul over the physical world.
