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Silver plated statue in the form of a skeleton with a spade in one hand and torch in the other, standing on a pedestal
This memento mori statue was used to remind people of the shortness of human life and the uselessness of material luxuries. It is in the shape of a human skeleton with a spade in one hand and a flaming torch in the other. It is shown with a similar statue (A641528)
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A641546
- Materials:
- silver, ? material and copper, ? material
- Measurements:
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height 455 mm
depth 140 mm
- type:
- statuette and memento mori