Memento Mori Ring

Made:
before 1937 in unknown

Gold memento mori finger ring, set with a transparent oval stone containing an image of an urn and weeping willow made from hair

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641589
Materials:
gold, mineral and hair, ? material
Measurements:
diameter 19 mm
with setting: length 21 mm
type:
human remains, human hair, memento and finger ring
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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