{"product_id":"vintage-bronze-memento-mori-skull-and-crossbones-medal","title":"Vintage Bronze Memento Mori Skull and Crossbones Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemento mori\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtisan-cast from an antique original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Equatoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48942660681913,"sku":"3c3-1113-B","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-1113-B.png?v=1787688703","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-bronze-memento-mori-skull-and-crossbones-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}