German Small Carved Ivory Memento Mori. Terminal Rosary Bead in the Form of a Skull, 17th Century

German Small Carved Ivory Memento Mori. Terminal Rosary Bead in the Form of a Skull, 17th Century

German Small Carved Ivory Memento Mori. Terminal Rosary Bead in the Form of a Skull, 17th Century

A German Small Carved Ivory Memento Mori. Terminal Rosary Bead in the Form of a Skull, 17th Century. Fine worn smooth silky patina. Size: 2cm high, 2cm wide, 2cm deep - ¾ ins high, ¾ ins wide, ¾ ins deep. POR. © Copyright Finch & Co. 2020

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A German Memento Mori Carved Ivory Paternoster Rosary Bead in the Form of a Skull, 17th Century. Fine worn smooth silky patina. Size: 3cm high, 3cm wide, 3.5cm deep - 1¼ ins high, 1¼ ins wide, 1½ ins deep. POR. © Copyright Finch & Co. 2020

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An Exceptional German Carved Ivory Vanitas, Early 17th Century. Size: 4.5cm high, 7cm deep, 4.5cm wide - 1¾ ins high, 2¾ ins deep, 1¾ ins wide. POR. © Copyright Finch & Co. 2020

A Salamander and Snake Crawling Through the Partly Decomposed Skull with Scraps of Skin Dangling from the Face the Exposed Muscles Partly Decomposed.