Skeleton in coffin pendant

Made:: 1701-1900 in Europe

maker:: Unknown

Gold pendant
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Gold pendant, in the form of a coffin which opens up to reveal a skeleton. Made in Europe, probably as a momento mori

Details

Category:: Anatomy & Pathology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A641823

Materials:: gold, silver and steel

Measurements:: length 40 mm
width 13 mm
height 10 mm

type:: memento mori and pendant

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