(Liste) 17th Century Memento Mori Ring
The central cut crystal rests in front of a charming skull and crossbones motif while the shoulders are adorned with deep rose cut diamonds.
17th century memento mori ring. This is a rare and somewhat unusual example of a stuart crystal memento mori ring. In the european devotional literature of the renaissance the ars moriendi memento mori had moral value by reminding individuals of their mortality. Late renaissance memento mori skull ring. Memento mori rosary german 1500 1525 ivory silver and partially gilded mounts. Skull memento mori locket ring british 17th century gold enamel diamond ruby. Memento mori jewelry translates to remember thou must die a reminder to all to live life fully as death awaits. Shop 17th century rings at 1stdibs the premier resource for and other period jewelry from the world s best dealers.
In the late 16th and through the 17th century memento mori rings were made during the same period there emerged the artistic genre known as vanitas latin for emptiness or vanity. Showing a woman s face on one side and an enamelled skull on the other this late 17th century gold ring is meant to serve as a reminder that the wearer will one day die. Memento mori rings w.