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Memento mori showing woman with half a head and half a skull

1801-1900

Ivory memento mori

1601-1900

Memento mori skull and crossbones

1801-1900

Memento mori ring remembering Augusta Bruce, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Memento mori, Roman, 199 BCE-500 CE

199 BCE-500 CE

Ivory bust of General Wallenstein, Europe, after 1634

after 1634

Silver gilt pendant, ‘memento mori’, Europe, 1701-1900

Unknown date

Heart-shaped jet pendant amulet commemorating the execution of King Charles I, England, 1649-1800

1649-1800

Memento mori showing a half skull, half head, Europe, before 1936

before 1936

Memento mori showing a decomposing corpse, Europe, pre 1936

pre-1936

Skeleton in coffin pendant

1701-1900

Statue showing a skeleton holding a spade and torch

1601-1900

Memento mori ring, United Kingdom, 1692

1692

Memento mori ring, 1850-1930

1850-1930

Silver-plated skeleton statuette

1701-1900

Memento mori pomander, German, 1750-1900

1750-1900
Metal momento mori finger ring, set with an oval transparent stone, faceted wavy band bearing a champleve inscription, 1762

Memento mori ring

1762
Gold finger ring, rectangulr setting of glass or crystal containing painted image of a skull, band bears champleve enamel inscription, 1751

Ring bearing image of skull

1751
Metal memento mori finger ring, very small, possibly for a bably, a square transparent stone, band bears inscription in champleve enamelling

Memento mori ring

1734
Metal memento mori finger ring, set with transparent stone with a skull underneath, champleve inscription on band, 1731

Memento mori ring

1731
Metal momento mori finger ring, set with 1 square transparent stone containing a skull, band bears champleve inscription, 1735

Memento mori ring

1735
Gold memento mori finger ring, with 1 transparent stone containing image of a skull, set in a square setting with champleve enamel inscription on band, 1735

Memento mori ring

1735
Metal memento mori finger ring, set with oval transparent stone, faceted, containing a skull and cross-bones, with ornate band bearing champleve inscription, 1758

Memento mori finger ring

1758
Metal memento mori ring, set with a square transparent sonte, faceted, which contains a skull, band bears champleve inscription, 1727

Memento mori ring

1727
Metal finger ring, circular, set with 4 small transparent stones and 1 large transparent coffin-shaped stone which contains the image of a skeleton, band bears champleve enamel inscription, 1728

Memento mori ring

1728
Gold memento mori finger ring, diamond setting of crystal containing painte image of a skull, band bears champleve inscription, 1743

Memento mori ring

1743
Piece of memento mori, possibly from a slide, consisting of oval piece of glass backed by plaited hair and a picture of a skull

Piece of memento mori

before 1937
Gold and crystal slide, a memento mori of a skeleton supported by 2 cherubs, with initials J.S. and inscribed "Come ye Blessed"

Memento mori, Europe, 1601-1700

1601-1700
Glass and silver slide, oval, with initials E.H. overlaid on cloth or plaited hair, with skeleton and hourglass, c. 1700-1800

Memento mori, c. 1700-1800

1701-1800
Gold slide, a memento mori of entwined hair and a skeleton, covered by glass, engraved with the initials W.H., 1689

Memento mori, Europe, 1689

1689
Gold memento mori finger ring, with rectangular swivel setting containing hair, under glass, with inscription on back of bezel, 1815, in memory of John Coakley Lettsom

Gold memento mori finger ring

1815