Memento mori ring
- Made:
- 1724
Gold memento mori finger ring, set with a transparent stone shaped like a coffin which contains an image of a skeleton band bears picture of skeleton in chambers, enamel on outside, engraved 'Jane Knipe obt 18 Jan 1724 cet 60 DM' on inside, 1724
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