Memento Mori

This rare and evocative antique shell cameo features a Memento Mori motif—a symbolic reminder of mortality—expertly carved in fine detail and set in a silver frame.

These earrings combine the ancient jewelry concept of Memento Mori with modern-day gem-cutting technologies in the form of black diamonds cut into skull shapes.

Black enamel links the piece to Victorian Memento Mori jewelry, where enamel was used to represent memory, continuity, presence, and transformation.

Cranio marmo, teschio marmo, memento marmo, vanitas marmo, busto vanitas, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, scultura antica, busto antico, made in Italy Cranio in bianco di Ca...

Collect a serious addition to the memento mori tradition with this astonishing objet d'art.

This pendant can also be interpreted as a memento mori, i.e. a symbolic object that invites awareness of human mortality.

Posto su una base in marmo breccia medicea, separabile dalla base. misure, compresa base h cm 32 x32x13 pso kg 13,5 mezzo Cranio altorilievo rappresentante il tema della "Vanitas" o...

Excellent quality and condition Memento Mori study similar to the works of Pieter Claesz.

Style: Victorian Revival, Memento Mori, Symbolic Fine Jewelry. Availability: Immediate delivery.

Excellent quality and condition devotional scene with infants bathing behind the crucifix and the skull (Memento Mori) at the base. Presented in an antique gilt and ebony frame.

Miniature depicting a Vanitas Memento Mori painted in pencil on paper. The frame, made of ebonized fruitwood and finished with black wax, is round with a circleinside, bordered by a ...

Excellent quality and condition Memento Mori study similar to the works of Pieter Claesz featuring a snake coiling around the skull placed upon a red drape.

The skull as a symbol serves as a reminder of human mortality - memento mori. It was made in Europe circa 1950-80.

Drawing from the traditions of Victorian Memento Mori, this ring utilizes blue enamel to symbolize serenity, higher alignment, and the celestial realm.

Victorian Inspiration and Black Enamel - Memento Mori: The necklace draws inspiration from the Victorian era, a period deeply influenced by the concept of memento mori—Latin for "rem...

As a functional piece of Memento Mori jewelry, the locket features an internal compartment and protective screen designed to hold a photo or a lock of hair for personal remembrance.

Victorian Inspiration and Black Enamel - Memento Mori: The necklace draws inspiration from the Victorian era, a period deeply influenced by the concept of memento mori—Latin for "rem...

Key Meanings of the Skull in Art: Memento Mori: The primary meaning; a reminder that death is inevitable, encouraging a focus on spiritual life over earthly pleasures.

The piece reflects the tradition of memento mori objects, symbolizing mortality and contemplation, highly valued in academic and collector circles of the period.

Drawing from 19th-century Memento Mori traditions, the black enamel provides a foundation for reflection on continuity and spiritual resilience.

Drawing from historical heraldry and Memento Mori iconography, the skull serves as a profound reminder of the transformative nature of life and the importance of living with intention.

Memento mori-- Solid 20K gold earring with 18K gold post and friction back.

Ring with black Enamel, inspired by Victorian Age, Memento Mori This style are made to order in Gold.

Drawing directly from the 19th-century Victorian Memento Mori tradition, this necklace functions as a modern relic of devotion, transformation, and the quiet endurance of light withi...

The skull as a symbol serves as a reminder of human mortality - memento mori. Indistinguishable marked, possibly by Maxilla and Mandible Ltd.

The setting, crafted in 14k gold-plated silver, recalls the grace of Victorian mourning jewelry and Memento Mori talismans—objects of remembrance and renewal.

Among them, a skeleton serves as a memento mori, reminding viewers of mortality and juxtaposing life with death.

A paradox unveiled, this creation resonates as an exquisite requiem, a memento mori of seductive aesthetics. Artwork assisted by Artificial Intelligence.

The skull is the central memento mori symbol, a reminder of mortality and the impermanence of life.

The three petals traditionally signify faith, wisdom, and chivalry, while the black enamel references Victorian Memento Mori aesthetics—utilizing darkness to emphasize the symbolic "...

The intaglio is decorated with an engraving of a skull resting on a book: the skull is historically a symbol of the Memento Mori, from the Latin "remember that you must die," a moral...

Drawing from 19th-century Victorian Memento Mori iconography, the design utilizes black enamel to represent reflection and the integration of light and shadow.

It is made to order in any size and draws on Victorian memento mori. The word HOLY names that which is set apart for the divine.

In the foreground one can observe a snipped flower to the left and petals from another blossom scattered across the tablecloth, perhaps as a kind of memento mori statement on the unf...

The design utilizes 19th-century Memento Mori influences, where black enamel serves as a symbolic foundation for reflection and mindfulness.

Sterling Silver Skull Signet Ring Memento Mori Secret Doors Designer J DAUPHIN This Handcrafted signet ring is cast in solid 925 sterling silver.

Drawing from 19th-century Memento Mori jewelry, the design utilizes black enamel as a symbolic foundation for reflection and mindfulness.

A skeleton head is peaking up behind the philosopher, thought to be Socrates, who said that the proper practice of philosophy is “about nothing else but dying and being dead.” The t...

Skull Bracelet Charm Chain Bracelet Memento Mori Gun Metal Bronze Designer J DAUPHIN Handcrafted in New York in 2010, this rare archival charm bracelet is a collectible statement p...

Her works often explore subjects as memento mori, the female body, and historical motifs. “I believe strongly in the need for people to make and share images as a form of empatheti...

Drawing from 19th-century Memento Mori jewelry, the design reimagines historic motifs through a modern architectural lens.

Jewels were commissioned in memory of a deceased family member or friend which were known by the Latin phrase Memento Mori, translating as ‘remember that you must die’.

At his feet the ordeal full of symbols: evil (snake) with the apple, the 'Memento mori' of human bones, of Adam's skull, of the worn out but not yet undone body.

Skull and skeleton jewelry traces its origins back to the Victorian era, where it symbolized memento mori. These pieces encouraged reflection on the importance of living meaningfully.

Hand-crafted in Italy and of a most impressive size, standing over 6-feet tall, the bow front shaped shield form are polychrome painted with a Memento Mori - The Wars of the Roses (1...

Above the shield rises a knight's helmet surmounted by a crowned lion crest, while below a ribbon bearing the Latin motto "Resurgam" ("I shall rise again") is accompanied by a painte...

Drawing from the Victorian lineage of motto jewelry and Memento Mori aesthetics, the ring functions as a functional modern talisman.

Drawing from the 19th-century Memento Mori tradition, the black onyx is utilized as a symbol of strength, focus, and protection.

This piece acts as a functional modern Memento Mori talisman, merging 19th-century symbolic ornamentation with contemporary sculptural design.

The symbol pictured above signifies: MORTIS: poison, memento mori, disco mori…

This ring utilizes a high-contrast aesthetic to merge 19th-century archival motifs with a modern sculptural silhouette, functioning as a weighted contemporary heirloom. In the Memen...

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In the lineage of J Dauphin’s Spiritual Armour, the skull serves as a primary symbol of Memento Mori—the medieval reflection on the transition of forms and the endurance of the essen...

The ring is also embellished with a fine scrollwork of the stem, which gives further decorativism and refinement to the object, as does the reverse, where engravings with floral moti...

This is a rare and beautiful example of a memento mori from the era in which a death was honored and the loved one was kept close at hand.

This type of jewelry is known by the Latin phrase “Memento mori” -- “remember you are mortal.” Wendy interprets it as a call to live life to its fullest.

Coffin-form boxes were used within lodge ceremonies as memento mori objects-physical reminders of mortality, brotherhood, and the transient nature of life.