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Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.
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A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings, applied to the crown-shaped skull and to the mosaic-type wooden base. The year 1874 is painted on the forehead of the skull. Everything is kept inside a house-shaped noticeboard made of glass and wood. Germany 1874.
- Dimensions:Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1874
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU917139337492
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