The serpent emerging from his hillock appears to be about to bite the rams; and the rams in turn, appear to be about to eat the flower. Turning to the reverse, we see the pouncing bird of prey. A cycle of life through mutual killing is indicated. And since the figures represent the power of the same god, the mythological theme represented is that of the self-consuming, ever-dying, ever-living generative energy that is the life, and life, in all things.
