Enamelled gold memento mori pendant, Germany, about 1660. Height: 5.7cm, Width: 2.8cm, Depth: 1cm. Given by Dame Joan Evans, M.74-1975. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

in the form of a coffin, with cross bones on the suspension chains and a skull pendant. The coffin opens to disclose an enamelled skeleton, the initials I.C.S. above its head and the inscription 'HIE. LIEG. ICH. VND. WARTH. AVF. DIH' (Here I lie and wait for you, in German).