Memento Mori (White)
Skull carved in buffalo bone
Memento Mori (White)
Skull carved in buffalo bone
Memento mori: a latin expression meaning "remember that you will die". Created to remind proud and greedy men of their mortality, these skulls are carved from bon. In Indonesia, the cult of the dead is a festive tradition, which allows them to honour their ancestors.
All memento Moris are different, so the photos are not contractual.
Material: bone
Dimensions: H3x2x2.5 cm
They are all different - Illustration photos
Antique chromed metal coffin handle
Winged hourglass
Early 20th century - Some traces of oxidation
New at the time, it has never been installed
Crin de Florence - Antique suture thread
Catgut
Natural suture thread obtained from the caterpillar of the Bombyx mori butterfly.
Papuan dagger in engraved cassowary bone
Papuan handicraft
Palmistry Glass Coaster
Diameter: 10cm
Material: Metal-rimmed glass
Clef de Garengeot - Dental key - German key
Unmarked
In use from the 19th century to the 1930s
Dr Vée's lithium salts
Antique tin medicine box
Empty
Marcasite - white iron pyrite
Also known as thunderball in Champagne in France
Ref D
Weight: 1.47Kg Approx. diameter: 9cm
Archimedes screw magnifier - Photographer's Achromatic focusingmagnifier
Photographer's magnifying glass from the late 19th century, early 20th century
When taking a photograph, the photographer would use this focusing magnifier against the frosted glass of his camera to assess the sharpness of the image formed.
Curiositas fabric bag
Tote bag of the shop
Cotton bag Made in France
High base specially designed to hold a ball or egg
Perfect for ostrich eggs
Not suitable for emu, rhea or swan eggs, for example
Entomologist's magnifying glass on stand
Reedition
Low magnification, magnifier cannot be removed from its base
Antique twisted absinthe glass
Ref C
The twists on the glass are used to measure out the absinthe liquor and then pour the water over the sugar on the absinthe spoon on the glass to soften the bitterness of the drink.
Memento Mori (White)
Skull carved in buffalo bone
