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

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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 coral is attached The composition comes with a stand and a glass globe.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.15 in (41 cm)Diameter: 7.49 in (19 cm)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Unknown
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  • Seller Location:
    Leuven , BE
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 13211stDibs: LU3301118229762

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