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Vintage Bronze Memento Mori Skull and Crossbones Medal
SKU: 3c3-1113-B
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The Memento Mori medal carries a skull above a pair of crossed bones, modelled in low relief inside a twisted rope border. The relief is shallow and softened, the way such pieces were meant to be, and it makes its point in an instant.
Memento mori means remember that you must die, and it is one of the oldest habits of Christian devotion rather than a morbid one. The psalmist asks God to teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom, and for centuries the faithful kept a skull in view for exactly that reason, on rosaries, on pilgrim badges, carved into choir stalls and set into rings. Worn daily, it is a steadying thing: a reminder that time is short, that judgement is real, and that the point of remembering death is to live the intervening hours well.
The Memento Mori medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the medal's vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
Product Details
The Memento Mori medal carries a skull above a pair of crossed bones, modelled in low relief inside a twisted rope border. The relief is shallow and softened, the way such pieces were meant to be, and it makes its point in an instant.
Memento mori means remember that you must die, and it is one of the oldest habits of Christian devotion rather than a morbid one. The psalmist asks God to teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom, and for centuries the faithful kept a skull in view for exactly that reason, on rosaries, on pilgrim badges, carved into choir stalls and set into rings. Worn daily, it is a steadying thing: a reminder that time is short, that judgement is real, and that the point of remembering death is to live the intervening hours well.
The Memento Mori medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves the medal's vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
