17th Century Memento Mori Ring

In the european devotional literature of the renaissance the ars moriendi memento mori had moral value by reminding individuals of their mortality.
17th century memento mori ring. This strange and beautiful memento mori ring is from the collection of the ashmolean museum at the university of oxford. Memento mori rosary german 1500 1525 ivory silver and partially gilded mounts. Skull memento mori locket ring british 17th century gold enamel diamond ruby. Memento mori rings w.
Late renaissance memento mori skull ring. In the late 16th and through the 17th century memento mori rings were made during the same period there emerged the artistic genre known as vanitas latin for emptiness or vanity. 1742 early georgian mourning ring the ring head with a memento mori death s head motif beneath faceted quartz crystal the shank bearing the inscription ann cruttenden ob. The central cut crystal rests in front of a charming skull and crossbones motif while the shoulders are adorned with deep rose cut diamonds.
Renaissance gimmel ring. This is a rare and somewhat unusual example of a stuart crystal memento mori ring.