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Monday, March 31, 2014

18 Haunting Pieces Of Memento Mori

Mourners used to create jewelry and trinkets to remember the dead.


Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning "remember that you will die." It also describes mourning jewelry and trinkets popular from the 16th through the 18th centuries. Those mourning the dead would wear these items both to memorialize the dead and keep reminders of one's own mortality. Here's a look at some beautiful and haunting antiques.


This Victorian-era ring is devoted to the memory of one's parents, including hair from the deceased.


This Victorian-era ring is devoted to the memory of one's parents, including hair from the deceased.


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Although we may find it scary now, skull imagery was a common motif in memento mori jewelry.


Although we may find it scary now, skull imagery was a common motif in memento mori jewelry.


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Here's a post-mortem photo in an ornate case, a portable memento.


Here's a post-mortem photo in an ornate case, a portable memento.


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