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Metal cup, copy of the original silver cup in Lourve, decorated with a series of skeletons wich depict the dance of death, Roman
The metal cup on the left is decorated with skeletons, both adult and infant, representing the ‘Dance of Death’. As a memento mori, this cup reminds drinkers of the shortness of life and the inevitability of death. This cup is a copy of the original silver version, which is in the Louvre in Paris, France. It is shown here with a similar example (A629454).
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A629455
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
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overall: 103 mm x 133 mm 107 mm, 0.8kg
- type:
- cup
