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Rosary bead, 2 faces (chapelet) (Side)

Rosary bead, 2 faces (chapelet) (Side)
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Subject
Secular. Memento mori.


Unknown location

S/n

Ivory

Side 1: head of dying man or head of dying woman. Inscription.
Side 2: skull (Death); vermin; worms; snakes; insects.


Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Provenance
Unknown provenance.


Image

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