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Memento Mori Sculpture

Memento mori sculpture depicting a skull, Italy 1700.
Memento mori sculpture depicting a skull, Italy 1700.

Memento mori sculpture depicting a skull, Italy 1700.

Located in Milan, IT

Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture. depicting a skull, carved from a single piece of fruitwood

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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Hooded Memento Mori Marble Bust 22.5"H
Large Hooded Memento Mori Marble Bust 22.5"H

Large Hooded Memento Mori Marble Bust 22.5"H

$6,000

H 22.5 in W 16 in D 10 in

Large Hooded Memento Mori Marble Bust 22.5"H

Located in New York, NY

A finely carved solid marble bust depicting a hooded skeletal figure, this striking memento mori

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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Memento Mori
Memento Mori

Kiva FordMemento Mori, 2015

$8,200

H 13.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in

Memento Mori

By Kiva Ford

Located in New York, NY

Kiva Ford Memento Mori, 2015 Borosilicate glass 13.50h x 7.50w x 7.50d in

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Antique 16th Century Austrian Gothic Marble Memento Mori Skull with Iron Cross
Antique 16th Century Austrian Gothic Marble Memento Mori Skull with Iron Cross

Antique 16th Century Austrian Gothic Marble Memento Mori Skull with Iron Cross

Located in Doha, QA

central tenet of Christian humanist thought during the Renaissance. Such memento mori sculptures in marble

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Antique 16th Century Austrian Gothic Religious Items

Materials

Marble

17th / 18th Century Antique Memento Mori Skull Terracotta Sculpture
17th / 18th Century Antique Memento Mori Skull Terracotta Sculpture

17th / 18th Century Antique Memento Mori Skull Terracotta Sculpture

Located in London, GB

17th / 18th Century Antique Memento Mori Skull Terracotta Sculpture. Rare and unusual memento mori

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Antique Late 17th Century German Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch
Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch

Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch

By K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei Wien

Located in Newark, England

theme of Memento Mori, a visual reminder of mortality that was common in 19th century European art. The

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

message. Memento mori is Latin for “Remember death.” The expression originates from a specific custom

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

, but this sculpture also carries a beautiful & strong message. During Middle Ages Memento Mori was a

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture
Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture

Memento Mori Late 17th Century Faux White Marble Child Skull Figure Sculpture

Located in Brescia, IT

This engaging sculpture of Memento Mori dated Late 17th Century, is part of a production of small

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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Giltwood

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria

$2,228

H 3.94 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria

Located in Schellebelle, BE

Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria, from around the 1920 ties, extremely fine

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

$2,746

H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 6.7 in

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that we all will pass. Likely a part of a larger religious carving, possibly placed a...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

superb, but this sculpture also carries a beautiful & strong message. Memento mori is Latin for

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble

Memento Mori chain seal, Saint Petrsburg, Russia, second half of 19th century.
Memento Mori chain seal, Saint Petrsburg, Russia, second half of 19th century.

Memento Mori chain seal, Saint Petrsburg, Russia, second half of 19th century.

Located in Milan, IT

, depicting a Memento Mori with two skulls and bones, finely finished with a burin. Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Antique 1860s Russian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

A Memento Mori depicting a skull and skeleton holding a scythe, Germany 1900.
A Memento Mori depicting a skull and skeleton holding a scythe, Germany 1900.

A Memento Mori depicting a skull and skeleton holding a scythe, Germany 1900.

Located in Milan, IT

Bronze sculpture on a black marble base, depicting a Vanitas Memento-mori, a seated skeleton

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Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ, Italy circa 1600.
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ, Italy circa 1600.

A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ, Italy circa 1600.

Located in Milan, IT

A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in

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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker
1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker

1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An interested continental pewter and lead glass tanker, dated 1817 with the initials "I B" incised in the lid. The tanker is heavily Sgraffitoed with a Latin Verso, cartouches and...

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Antique Early 19th Century European Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pewter

A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.

A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.

Located in Milan, IT

A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a painted skull, leaning on a book with a scroll

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Memento Mori Composition of Two Wooden Skulls, a Stag beetle and a Red Coral Bra
Memento Mori Composition of Two Wooden Skulls, a Stag beetle and a Red Coral Bra

Memento Mori Composition of Two Wooden Skulls, a Stag beetle and a Red Coral Bra

Located in Leuven , BE

The skull is composed out of light brown wood, with a metallic beetle holding a smaller replica of the wooden skull between its two front legs. On the top op de bigger skull a red co...

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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori
1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori

1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori

$1,440Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 18.88 in W 8.5 in D 1.75 in

1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Late 19th century decorative wood panel, hand carved curtain relief.

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Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Religious Items

Materials

Oak

Uomo Barbuto

Fidel SantosUomo Barbuto

$9,000

H 40 in W 30 in D 0.5 in

Uomo Barbuto

Located in Brooklyn, NY

the image, transforming it into a contemporary memento mori. By depicting the weathered sculpture and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Uomo Barbuto II

Fidel SantosUomo Barbuto II

$9,000

H 40 in W 30 in D 0.5 in

Uomo Barbuto II

Located in Brooklyn, NY

intentionally in the image, transforming it into a contemporary memento mori. By depicting the weathered

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21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Uomo Barbuto (Gold)

Fidel SantosUomo Barbuto (Gold)

$9,000

H 40 in W 30 in D 0.5 in

Uomo Barbuto (Gold)

Located in Brooklyn, NY

, transforming it into a contemporary memento mori. By depicting the weathered sculpture and presenting it as a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Primavera con Flores
Primavera con Flores

Fidel SantosPrimavera con Flores

$11,600Sale Price|29% Off

H 60 in W 45 in D 0.5 in

Primavera con Flores

Located in Brooklyn, NY

mori. By depicting the weathered sculpture and presenting it as a two-dimensional image rather than a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Primavera con Flores
Primavera con Flores

Fidel SantosPrimavera con Flores

$13,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 80 in W 60 in D 0.5 in

Primavera con Flores

Located in Brooklyn, NY

mori. By depicting the weathered sculpture and presenting it as a two-dimensional image rather than a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

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Japanese Memento Mori Tonkutsu sculpture
Japanese Memento Mori Tonkutsu sculpture

Japanese Memento Mori Tonkutsu sculpture

Unavailable

H 3.15 in W 1.97 in D 2.37 in

Japanese Memento Mori Tonkutsu sculpture

Located in MILANO, IT

A Japanese wood tonkotsu (tobacco box) of a memento mori on a lotus flower with ojime.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Boxwood

Memento Mori 2
Memento Mori 2

Kate MacDowellMemento Mori 2, 2017

Unavailable

H 4.5 in W 5.5 in D 4.5 in

Memento Mori 2

By Kate MacDowell

Located in Miami, FL

Slip cast and hand built porcelain with glaze. Classical theme of Memento Mori, with contemporary

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2010s Realist Still-life Sculptures

Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century
Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century

Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century

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H 7.09 in Dm 2.76 in

Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century

Located in Firenze, IT

Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Vanity skull in plaster painted, mo...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Plaster

OUR COLLECTIVE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS - skull, roses, and black swan (memento mori)
OUR COLLECTIVE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS - skull, roses, and black swan (memento mori)

OUR COLLECTIVE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS - skull, roses, and black swan (memento mori)

By Taylor Robenalt

Located in Seattle, WA

"Art has been an obsession of mine since I was a little girl. It allows me an outlet to represent a part of me that I have a hard time putting into words – therefore, I create. Makin...

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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Luster, Porcelain, Stoneware, Glaze, Mixed Media

Antique Sandstone Skull, Possibly from a Gravestone, Memento Mori
Antique Sandstone Skull, Possibly from a Gravestone, Memento Mori

Antique Sandstone Skull, Possibly from a Gravestone, Memento Mori

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Possibly Germany, circa mid-19th century, a greenish sandstone like the “Anröchter Stein” found in Westfalen, Germany. Chiselling marks from a stonemason with a rusty nails head on t...

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Memento Mori Pin Mounted with Large Japanese Carved Angel Skin Coral Skull
Memento Mori Pin Mounted with Large Japanese Carved Angel Skin Coral Skull

Memento Mori Pin Mounted with Large Japanese Carved Angel Skin Coral Skull

Located in Port Hope, ON

This silver metal Memento Mori pin features a large (1.0" long X 0.5" wide) grinning skull

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Coral, Silver Plate

19th Century, Italian Marble Sculpture, Skull
19th Century, Italian Marble Sculpture, Skull

19th Century, Italian Marble Sculpture, Skull

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H 3.94 in W 3.55 in D 4.34 in

19th Century, Italian Marble Sculpture, Skull

Located in PALERMO, IT

"Memento Mori Vanitas" Hard stone sculpture depicting a skull. Carved from a single block of

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

O.T. (Monkey)
O.T. (Monkey)

Catharina BondO.T. (Monkey), 2015

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H 9.85 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in

O.T. (Monkey)

By Catharina Bond

Located in Vienna, AT

contrast which represents the transience of life like a ‚memento mori‘. This sculpture is made of a

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Porcelain, Silicone

Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori
Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori

Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori

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H 4.5 in W 6 in D 4 in

Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori

Located in Milan, IT

An important and rare Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture, depicting a wooden skull.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Mid Century Sculptural Memento Mori Faux Steer Horns
Pair of Mid Century Sculptural Memento Mori Faux Steer Horns

Pair of Mid Century Sculptural Memento Mori Faux Steer Horns

Located in Astoria, NY

A pair of decorative faux steer horn memento mori sculptures mounted on brass bases. Reduced

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20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Metal

Ibex Skull Sculpture with Horn and Malachite
Ibex Skull Sculpture with Horn and Malachite

Ibex Skull Sculpture with Horn and Malachite

Located in Astoria, NY

A vintage memento mori sculpture depicting an ibex skull in black fiberglass with large horns and a

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20th Century American Rustic Sculptures

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Memento Mori
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

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H 10.24 in W 17.33 in D 11.82 in

Memento Mori

Located in Kent, Dover

'Memento Mori - Latin: "Remember that you will die". A part skeleton, comprising skull, hand, foot

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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

MEMENTO MORI SKULL (BLACK)
MEMENTO MORI SKULL (BLACK)

MEMENTO MORI SKULL (BLACK)

By Mr Brainwash

Located in Aventura, FL

Casted high impact resin with hand laid metallic paint. Hand signed and numbered COA issued by the artist. From the edition of 150. Includes original box. Artwork is in excellent ...

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2010s Street Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Vintage Memento Mori Antelope Skull Sculpture
Vintage Memento Mori Antelope Skull Sculpture

Vintage Memento Mori Antelope Skull Sculpture

Located in Astoria, NY

A vintage authentic antelope skull and horns mounted on a German silver pedestal base. Good vintage condition with age appropriate wear

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Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Mid Century Cast Metal "Memento Mori" Skull Sculpture
Mid Century Cast Metal "Memento Mori" Skull Sculpture

Mid Century Cast Metal "Memento Mori" Skull Sculpture

Located in Astoria, NY

mandible. There is a long tradition of the memento mori (latin "Remember Death") used in art to convey

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880

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H 8 in W 8.3 in D 10 in

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880

Located in Milan, IT

Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base.? Italy 1880 ca.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Wooden Asian Memento Mori Skeleton Sculpture in Standing Position
Wooden Asian Memento Mori Skeleton Sculpture in Standing Position

Wooden Asian Memento Mori Skeleton Sculpture in Standing Position

Located in Leuven , BE

The object has a wonderful patina and dates from the first half of the 20th century-probably South-East Asia.

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Mid-20th Century Asian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull
17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull

17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull

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H 9 in W 6.5 in D 5.5 in

17th Century Italian Memento Mori Skull

Located in Chicago, IL

A macabre 17th century Italian Memento Mori carved wood and painted skull mounted on its original

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Antique 17th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Prisoner of War Memento Mori
Prisoner of War Memento Mori

Prisoner of War Memento Mori

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H 4.5 in W 1.5 in D 1 in

Prisoner of War Memento Mori

Located in London, GB

Prisoner of War Memento Mori This unusual object is made from cow bone. Likely to have been

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Antique 1850s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Italian Memento Mori skull -  17th century
Italian Memento Mori skull -  17th century

Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century

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H 3.55 in W 2.76 in D 5.52 in

Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Italian Memento Mori skull Marble North of Italy, 17th century H 9 x L 7 x P 14 cm At the turn

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Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Limited Edition Geometric Sculptures by Memento-Mori, Paris, France
Limited Edition Geometric Sculptures by Memento-Mori, Paris, France

Limited Edition Geometric Sculptures by Memento-Mori, Paris, France

Located in New York, NY

Limited edition of 12, these 5 mounted geometric sculptures are by Memento-Mori in Paris, France

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21st Century and Contemporary French Grand Tour Mobiles and Kinetic Scul...

Materials

Metal

Memento Mori Steer Skull with Horns
Memento Mori Steer Skull with Horns

Memento Mori Steer Skull with Horns

Located in Troy, MI

Bleached steer skull and polished, black tipped horns.

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21st Century and Contemporary American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Rope

Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori
Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori

Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A good example of a 19th century plaster death mask on socle base. The subject has deep, plunging eye sockets and gaunt appearance. Some elderly damage to the back left secti...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Busts

Materials

Plaster

Memento Mori Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood 1780
Memento Mori Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood 1780

Memento Mori Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood 1780

Located in Hastings, GB

A beautifully crafted pine 18th century Memento Mori depicting a Skull set upon a book, probably

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Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.
A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.

A Memento Mori on column with clock, France 1850.

Located in Milan, IT

A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer on column with clock. The column is carved in veined alabaster

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

18th C Nicely aged Wooden carved Memento Mori skull.
18th C Nicely aged Wooden carved Memento Mori skull.

18th C Nicely aged Wooden carved Memento Mori skull.

Located in Leuven , BE

A Memento Mori is an object, often a skull, that serves as a reminder of death and the fleeting

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Antique 18th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century
Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century

Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century

Located in Milan, IT

Memento Mori for Wunderkammer, depicting a skull and a tulip, oil paintings on hard stone. A large

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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Brass

Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull & Crossbones Memento Mori
Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull & Crossbones Memento Mori

Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Skull & Crossbones Memento Mori

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An early 19th century Italian gilt wood Memento Mori skull & crossbones. Likely to of been part

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

17th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
17th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Ledge Macabre Curio Antique

17th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Ledge Macabre Curio Antique

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee

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Antique 17th Century European Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

19th C Italian Funerary Marble & Bronze Portraits, Husband & Wife Memento Mori
19th C Italian Funerary Marble & Bronze Portraits, Husband & Wife Memento Mori

19th C Italian Funerary Marble & Bronze Portraits, Husband & Wife Memento Mori

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Rare pair of funerary sculptures of a male and female likely husband and wife, carved in marble and

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Antique 19th Century Italian Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mid-20th Century Italian Composite Marble & Limestone Grave Marker Memento Mori
Mid-20th Century Italian Composite Marble & Limestone Grave Marker Memento Mori

Mid-20th Century Italian Composite Marble & Limestone Grave Marker Memento Mori

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An unusual composite stone open book and hands, this would off likely been a grave marker or part of a larger more elaborate memorial. Mid-20th century in age, well weathered. The...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone, Marble

18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique

18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee

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Antique 18th Century European Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Pair of Memento Mori Carved Pine Folk Art Skulls
19th Century Pair of Memento Mori Carved Pine Folk Art Skulls

19th Century Pair of Memento Mori Carved Pine Folk Art Skulls

Located in Lowestoft, GB

. Likely too of been part of larger sculpture, frame or religious icon. 19th century in age, European

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Antique 19th Century European Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Memento Mori Human Skull Bone Tobacco Jar with Rhyme Masonic Freeman's
Memento Mori Human Skull Bone Tobacco Jar with Rhyme Masonic Freeman's

Memento Mori Human Skull Bone Tobacco Jar with Rhyme Masonic Freeman's

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A wonderful tobacco jar, made from a human skull. The skull has had its cranium removed and a tin container inlaid within a turned bone handle has been applied to the cranium. A rhym...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone, Velvet, Hardwood

Taxidermy Memento Mori Skull Finely Carved Black Lip Pearl Oyster Bas Relief
Taxidermy Memento Mori Skull Finely Carved Black Lip Pearl Oyster Bas Relief

Taxidermy Memento Mori Skull Finely Carved Black Lip Pearl Oyster Bas Relief

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An extraordinary and finely carved black lip pearl oyster, portraying a bas-relief skull. 21st century in age, attributed to or in the manner of the artist Gregory Halili. Meas...

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21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens

Materials

Natural Fiber

Mexican Day of The Dead Dia De Los Muertos Carved Oak Memento Mori Skull
Mexican Day of The Dead Dia De Los Muertos Carved Oak Memento Mori Skull

Mexican Day of The Dead Dia De Los Muertos Carved Oak Memento Mori Skull

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A oversized carved oak manically grinning skull, with original paint. Late 19th century in age, likely to of been carved in the Guerrero district of Mexico and connected to the d...

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Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

Memento Mori: Skull on Bible Sculpture by László Mattyasovszky Zsolnay
Memento Mori: Skull on Bible Sculpture by László Mattyasovszky Zsolnay

Memento Mori: Skull on Bible Sculpture by László Mattyasovszky Zsolnay

By Zsolnay

Located in Palm Beach, FL

life. Memento mori is a latin term meaning: “remember, you must die.” Keeping reminders of inevitable

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Antique 1890s Hungarian Art Nouveau Bottles

Materials

Earthenware

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

the one hand, there are the "Vanitas" or "Memento Mori" (painting, sculpture, relief, etc., sometimes

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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Bone

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

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H 26.5 in W 22 in L 26.5 in

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

Located in London, GB

, the Danse Macabre, and the overlapping motif of the Memento mori. Paintings and sculpture, such as

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Bronze Bird-Beaked Skull Fantasy/ Memento Mori  Sculpture
Bronze Bird-Beaked Skull Fantasy/ Memento Mori  Sculpture

Bronze Bird-Beaked Skull Fantasy/ Memento Mori Sculpture

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serves as a powerful symbol of mortality and the fleeting nature of life, embodying the memento mori

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17th c. German Memento Mori Monk c.1600-1699
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17th c. German Memento Mori Monk c.1600-1699

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. Exceptional large Memento Mori sculpture in polychrome depicting a half flayed Monk. German 17th century. The

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MEMENTO MORI SKULL (BLACK)
MEMENTO MORI SKULL (BLACK)

MEMENTO MORI SKULL (BLACK)

By Cryptik

Located in Aventura, FL

Casted high impact resin with hand laid metallic paint. Hand signed and numbered COA issued by the artist. From the edition of 150. Includes original box. Artwork is in excellent ...

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Memento Mori Plaster Sculpture, Italy, circa 1800
Memento Mori Plaster Sculpture, Italy, circa 1800

Memento Mori Plaster Sculpture, Italy, circa 1800

Located in Milan, IT

Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori plaster sculpture, depicting a skull covered with natural

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Mid Century Brass Memento Mori Longhorn Skull Sculpture
Mid Century Brass Memento Mori Longhorn Skull Sculpture

Mid Century Brass Memento Mori Longhorn Skull Sculpture

Located in Astoria, NY

Mid Century lifelike brass hanging sculpture of a longhorn steer skull. 4081

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Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880

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Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880

Located in Milan, IT

Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base. Italy circa 1880.

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German Memento Mori Carved Skull
German Memento Mori Carved Skull

German Memento Mori Carved Skull

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German Memento Mori Carved Skull

Located in Newark, England

Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully

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19th Century, White Marble Sculpture A Depiction of Vanitas, Skull Memento Mori
19th Century, White Marble Sculpture A Depiction of Vanitas, Skull Memento Mori

19th Century, White Marble Sculpture A Depiction of Vanitas, Skull Memento Mori

Located in Roma, IT

19th century, a depiction of Vanitas, skull in white marble. A vanitas is a symbolic work of art showing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death,...

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19th Century French Memento Mori Finch
19th Century French Memento Mori Finch

19th Century French Memento Mori Finch

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H 2.5 in W 5.75 in D 3.75 in

19th Century French Memento Mori Finch

Located in Chicago, IL

A striking and thought-provoking 19th century French cast bronze Memento Mori figure depicting a

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Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

sculpture is superb, but this sculpture also carries a beautiful & strong message. Memento mori is Latin

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

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Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.
Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.

Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.

Located in Milan, IT

A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings

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Antique 1870s German Figurative Sculptures

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Rare 16th Century Italian Memento Mori Ceramic Skull on Book
Rare 16th Century Italian Memento Mori Ceramic Skull on Book

Rare 16th Century Italian Memento Mori Ceramic Skull on Book

Located in Forney, TX

A scarce Italian ceramic Memento Mori, circa 1550, in the form of a human skull resting on a book

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Antique 16th Century Figurative Sculptures

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A Memento Mori depicting a skull resting on books, France 1930s.
A Memento Mori depicting a skull resting on books, France 1930s.

A Memento Mori depicting a skull resting on books, France 1930s.

Located in Milan, IT

An Art Decò sculpture depicting a Memento Mori. At the base of the sculpture, we find a closed book

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Mid-20th Century French Figurative Sculptures

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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of memento mori sculpture for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and stone. If you’re shopping for an item from our selection of memento mori sculpture, we have 43 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of memento mori sculpture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of memento mori sculpture made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of memento mori sculpture over the years, but those crafted by Giorgio Giuman are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Memento Mori Sculpture?

Prices for a piece of memento mori sculpture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $399 and can go as high as $19,154, while the average can fetch as much as $2,500.