LOT 13:
“Memento Mori”. Sculpted ivory figure. Transition between Gothic and Renaissance. XV - XVI century.
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“Memento Mori”. Sculpted ivory figure. Transition between Gothic and Renaissance. XV - XVI century.
It was from 1500 onwards, that death and the futility of life began to be depicted with the symbol of a skull. Previously, death had been depicted as a skeleton accompanied by a living victim.
3,9 x 3 x 3,5 cm.
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