Memento mori finger ring
- Made:
- before 1937 in Germany
Metal memento mori finger ring, with large oval setting, containing a small oval plaque bearing a German inscription, surrounded by flowers and a bow, set against a background of hair possibly German
Details
- Category:
- Wellcome (general)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641588
- Materials:
- gold, ? material, pinchbeck, ? material, hair and ivory
- type:
- human remains, human hair, finger ring and memento
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
