{"product_id":"double-dragons-hourglass","title":"Double Dragon's Hourglass","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDouble Dragon's Hourglass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs ancient beings that can live for eons, dragons make a suitable representative to symbolize the passing of time. The Double Dragons \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHourglass\u003c\/span\u003e features a pair of dragons curled opposite each other around a h\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eourglass\u003c\/span\u003e. Each dragon shows great detail in its scales, horns, and wings, appearing with excellent realism. The dragons are fixed between blocks carved with intricate designs, so this timer can easily rest on a flat surface. The h\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eourglass\u003c\/span\u003e holds colored sand, which stands out against the blackened dragons. Sand colors may vary. Crafted from hand-painted resin, this h\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eourglass\u003c\/span\u003e offers a unique piece to decorate your home decor with a functional twist. Approx. size: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4.75\" x 2.75\" x 6\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease be aware that this sand-timer is not meant for exact timing. It measures around 5-8 minutes, but the exact time measured can vary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoth the mechanical clock and the hourglass found powerful symbolic roles during the Renaissance. The complex mechanical clock with its rotary gears became a metaphor for the heavenly spheres or for the wheel of fortune. But the hourglass, whose sands run out, was a thing of this base earth. It became a metaphor for the running-out-of-sands we all inevitably face. It became, and it remains, a universal symbol of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edeath.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo technologies, one simple, one complex, running side by side -- the clock making a continuum of time, the hourglass segmenting it -- the clock speaking of timelessness, the hourglass showing us finality -- the clock evoking things celestial, the hourglass reminding us of base earth. They are\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYang.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eHourglasses found their place in setting off blocks of time. The time between canonical hours in a monastery, or between watches on shipboard. They ran neither long enough nor accurately enough to be of much use in marine navigation. They were a poor person's timepiece -- a kind of clock for everyman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Witches Sage LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46475689165012,"sku":"10325","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2309\/8324\/files\/DoubleDragonHourglass_A_10325_tm.jpg?v=1762174338","url":"https:\/\/role-players.shop\/products\/double-dragons-hourglass","provider":"Role-Players","version":"1.0","type":"link"}