Owl perched on a crowned skull, Massat brothers after Jean-Baptiste Clésinger, Paris, ca 1865 (silver on porphyr base 9 cm high)
Showing posts with label memento mori. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memento mori. Show all posts
Friday, November 12, 2010
Owl Perched on a Crowned Skull
Owl perched on a crowned skull, Massat brothers after Jean-Baptiste Clésinger, Paris, ca 1865 (silver on porphyr base 9 cm high)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Memento Mori
'Memento Mori', ivory skeleton in an ebonized wood coffin. South German, possibly Augsburg, 17th century.
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