Nicely carved ivory memento mori skull miniature | ||
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Posted 5 years ago
getthatmon…
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A fine miniature human skull carved of ivory, possibly South German?
Mounted on an ebony plinth.
I believe it is a very good quality carved piece
Don't know how old...
Any clues?
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Ummm...maybe Victorian? I only say this because memento-mori pieces like this were popular then? I'm also wondering was it originally set unto something else hence the drilled hole through the teeth? It's very cool though
Have a look on google images for skull with cigarette and maybe that's what the hole in the teeth was originally for. Neil