Memento Mori aux Roses
Carving on deer antlers - Memento Mori
Memento Mori aux Roses
Carving on deer antlers - Memento Mori
Memento Mori : Latin locution meaning "Remember that you will die".
In order to remind proud and power-hungry men of their common fatal fate: death.
During the triumph of a Roman general, the slave on the chariot holding the laurel wreath said the famous phrase reminding him of his condition of mere mortal: "Memento mori". In order to remind him to keep his feet on the ground...
Another variant: Hominem te esse: You too are only a man.
Material: Carved antler - Blackened wood base
Total height: 21cm Diameter of the base: 6cm
All the memento mori are slightly different in terms of size, shape and colour, because they are made by hand from a natural material
Australian saltwater crocodile skull: Crocodylus porosus
Estuary crocodile
With its CITES permit
26cm
Entomological box
Diversity of Morphos butterflies
Morpho adonis- Morpho didius - Morpho menelaus - Morpho aega
South African Oryx horn polished on base
Golden Hamster skeleton in glass case
Mesocricetus auratus
Flight of butterflies: Heliconius family under glass dome
Flight of Butterflies Morpho didius under a Napoleon III style bell
Superb butterflies in an impressive electric blue
Scyphocrinus fossil: Sea lilies - 420 million years.
Australian marine crocodile skull: Crocodylus porosus
Estuary crocodile
With its CITES permit
28cm
Crucifix crab - Giant crab - Charybdis feriata on wooden pedestal
19th century Herbalist's or Pharmacist's candy jar
Fenugrec
147: Papaver Rhoeas (Poppy)
Real framed and calligraphed Herbarium
Entomological box: Beetles Goliathus meleagris from Congo
One with spread wings
Memento Mori aux Roses
Carving on deer antlers - Memento Mori
