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Tourmaline gold enamel skull ring memento Mori
By William Llewellyn Griffiths
Located in Melbourne, Vic
William Llewellyn Griffiths split shank.
Measuring 12.3mm above the finger this sumptuous memento mori
Category
2010s Australian Baroque Cocktail Rings
Materials
Rubelite, Tourmaline, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Fine Victorian Memento Mori Locket on Necklace
Located in Toronto, Ontario
30 mm wide. It opens to reveal space for the memento or photograph. The locket is 18K yellow gold
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Victorian Gold Diamond and Emerald Memento Mori Ring
Located in Sofia , BG
Victorian MEMENTO MORI SKULLS 18k Gold, 1.5ct DIAMONDS & 2.84 ct Colombian Emerald ring! The ring
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Victorian Engagement Rings
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Amedeo "Memento Mori" Cameo Buckle Belt with Python Leather
By AMEDEO
Located in New York, NY
70mm sardonyx cameo set on sterling silver, black rhodium with 3.94cts of black diamonds and python leather.
Category
2010s Italian Artisan More Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Black Diamond, Sterling Silver
Attilio Codognato Memento Mori Double Face Medallion and Chain
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Napoli, IT
Attilio Codognato
Large double face Memento Mori Medallion with matched chain
Hand crafted of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Contemporary Necklace Enhancers
Materials
Agate, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold, Silver
Georgian Style Black Enamel Memento Mori Ring, Enamel Silver Skeleton Band Ring
Located in Rottedam, NL
Antique style enamel skeleton band inscribed: "Memento Mori". The ring design is inspired by
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Georgian Band Rings
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Leda Jewel Co Mexican Cantera Fire Opal
Pearl Skull Memento Mori Earrings
By Leda Jewel Co
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Memento Mori earrings featuring Mexican cantera fire opals with carved pearl skulls. A Carpe Diem
Category
2010s Artisan Dangle Earrings
Materials
Opal, Pearl, Fire Opal, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver
Memento Mori Tiny Skull Pendant in 14k Gold by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
gold and finished by hand. Memento mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold
925 Sterling Silver Memento Mori Belt Buckle with 29.70 Carat Aquamarine, Spinel
Located in Miami, FL
925 Sterling Silver Memento Mori Belt Buckle with 29.70 ct Aquamarine, Spinel
Note: Straps sold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern More Jewelry
Materials
Aquamarine, Spinel, Sterling Silver
Antique 18 Karat gold Early Victorian Memento Mori Sentimental Set of Brooch and
Located in Miami, FL
• Early Victorian
• 18k gold
• A brooch with white enamel measuring 38mm by 16 mm
• A pair of earrings measuring 53mm by 13mm by 10mm
• Brooch weight: 17.9 grams/ 11.50 dwt
• Earrin...
Category
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Memento Mori Skull Ring in 14k Gold with Diamond Tooth by Alex Jacques Designs
By Alex Jacques Designs
Located in Providence, RI
mori as well as mourning jewelry were popular in the 17th through 19th centuries to remind us of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Gold Skull Ring Halloween Gift Skeleton Ring Gold Skull Band, 14 Karat Gold Ring
Located in New York, NY
gift jewelry. Memento mori skull solid gold ring.
People wear skull rings to display strength, show and
Category
2010s American Artisan Fashion Rings
Materials
14k Gold
Gold Skull Ring, Halloween Gift, Skeleton Ring, Gold Skull Band, 18k Gold Ring
Located in New York, NY
gift jewelry. Memento mori skull solid gold ring.
People wear skull rings to display strength, show and
Category
2010s American Artisan Fashion Rings
Materials
14k Gold
Wendy Brandes Memento Mori Skull and Bones 18K Yellow Gold Drop Earrings
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
Skull imagery has long been used in memento mori jewelry. The Latin phrase "Memento Mori" means
Category
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium
Wendy Brandes Ruby Eye Memento Mori Skull Gold Layering Necklace
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
long been used in memento mori jewelry. The Latin phrase "Memento Mori" means "remember you are mortal
Category
2010s American Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Silver Gilt and Enamel Late Renaissance Skull Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
Late renaissance Memento Mori skull ring. "Memento Mori" jewelry translates to "remember thou must
Category
Antique 17th Century Swiss Renaissance Signet Rings
Materials
Silver
Circa 1783 Georgian Antique Portrait Memento Mori Mourning Ring
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
An ancient relic of Memento Mori jewelry celebrating the romance of the Georgian era, this
Category
Antique 1780s Georgian Signet Rings
Materials
14k Gold, Rose Gold
Baroque Era "Memento Mori" Skeleton and Hair Slide Pendant
Located in Narberth, PA
inscriptions of the Latin phrase. When worn, Memento Mori jewelry serves as a reminder of human mortality, and
Category
Antique 1680s Baroque Necklace Enhancers
Materials
15k Gold
Gold Memento Mori Ring
Located in Amsterdam, NL
tangible connection to death.
In an era before photographs, such jewellery served as a palpable reminder
Category
Antique 1780s German Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold
$10,324
Antique Memento Mori Skull ring
Located in Firenze, IT
The ivory skull with rose cut diamond eyes mounted on a snake shape setting in 18Kt gold and old-cut diamond.
Size 7
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 17th Century Memento Mori Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Memento mori ring-Exceptional antique gold ring with a kitten in the shape of a skull, enamelled
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Baroque Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Codognato Enamel Gold Skull Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels. With diamond
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Corallium Rubrum Memento Mori Italy 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Height x width x depth: 3.5 x 2 x 3 cm. Weight: 24 g.
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Silver
18th Century Diamond Silver Gold Memento Mori Ring
Located in New York, NY
An early Memento Mori ring comprised of a rose-cut diamond flanked by a small skull and a serpent
Category
Antique 1760s Georgian Solitaire Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Celebrate Life: Magnificent Eighteenth Century Memento Mori Ring
Located in Stamford, CT
A glance at this Georgian memento mori of royal blue enamel, natural pearls and high karat gold
Category
English More Earrings
Celebrate Life: Magnificent Eighteenth Century Memento Mori Ring
Located in Stamford, CT
A glance at this Georgian memento mori of royal blue enamel, natural pearls and high karat gold
Category
English Fashion Rings
Codognato Gold and Silver Memento Mori Skull Earrings
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Pendant earrings depicting the skull, snake and cross in 18kt gold, silver and green enamel.
Lenght : 9cm
Category
1990s Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Pendant Memento Mori Red Corallum Rubrum Italy 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Height x width x depth: 3.5 x 2 x 3 cm. Weight: 24 g.
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Silver
Georgian 22 Karat Gold Memento Mori Skull Unisex Band Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"S.W. Blackett Bar ob 25 Sept 1728 Alt 39"
Memento Mori bands reached the height of their popularity
Category
Antique 1710s Georgian Band Rings
Materials
22k Gold
Attilio Codognato Enamel Onyx Diamond Skull on Tray Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels, a round
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Attilio Codognato Enamel Diamond Ruby gold Skull Shell Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels, rose cut
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Attilio Codognato Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Bones and Dices Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels and rose cut
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Star Ball Pendant Necklace White Diamond Black Diamond Black Enamel Memento Mori
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Star Ball Pendant Necklace White Diamond Black Diamond Black Enamel Memento Mori
Material Silver
Category
2010s Indian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Silver, Brass, Enamel
Wendy Brandes Memento Mori Skull 18K Gold Locket Necklace With Black Diamonds
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
known by the Latin phrase "Memento mori" -- "remember you are mortal." This particular design was
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium
Victorian Memento Mori Jet or Charcoal Skull with Rose Cut Diamond Eyes
Located in Fairfield, CT
This striking vintage skull pendant is a captivating piece of jewelry that blends gothic charm with
Category
Antique 1890s Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Memento Mori Vesta Case on Chain, 1913
Located in Northampton, MA
wrong way.
Memento mori jewelry came into being in the sixteenth-century. It featured sculls, sculls
Category
Vintage 1910s Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Silver, Steel
Wendy Brandes 18K Yellow Gold Memento Mori Skull and Bones Cufflinks
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
Skull imagery has long been used in memento mori jewelry. The Latin phrase "Memento Mori" means
Category
2010s American Contemporary Cufflinks
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium
Wendy Brandes Memento Mori Skull Necklace in 18K Gold and Blackened Silver
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
Skull imagery has long been used in memento mori jewelry. The Latin phrase "Memento Mori" means
Category
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver
Wendy Brandes Skull Gold Ring
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
imagery has long been used in memento mori jewelry. The Latin phrase "Memento Mori" means ""remember you
Category
2010s American Contemporary Band Rings
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Memento Mori Collection for Men Memento Mori Skull Station Bracelet 4mm
By David Yurman
Located in New York, NY
Brand David Yurman
Memento Mori Skull Station Bracelet
Memento Mori Collection For Men
Memento Mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Materials
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Memento Mori Earrings in Silver for Freya
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind silver skull and bones memento mori drop earrings, reserved for customer Freya.
Category
2010s North American Modern Drop Earrings
Materials
Silver
Codognato Enamel Gold Skull Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels.
Mounted in 18Kt
Category
1990s Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Memento Mori Gold and Gemstone Skull Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Memento Mori, Memorial Ring, Silver top and yellow Gold. Rose Cut Diamonds and Gem stone eye
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown George III More Rings
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Memento Mori Style Truth Ring White Enamel
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Memento Mori Style Truth Ring White Enamel, Kabbalah
This Ring in White Enamel has the letters
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Band Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Georgian Memento Mori Ring of 18k Gold
Located in Lewisburg, PA
This Georgian era, 18k gold ring (circa 1748) serves as a poignant reminder of a life cut short.
The ring features a hand painted skull under a faceted rock crystal with a white ena...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Georgian Solitaire Rings
Materials
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel
Memento Mori Skull Amulet in Sterling Silver 925
By David Yurman
Located in New York, NY
Brand David Yurman
Memento Mori Collection For Men
Material Sterling Silver
Pendant Dimension
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Crest Ring Signet Emerald Memento Mori Style Skull Bronze
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emerald Crest Ring Signet Ring Skull Memento Mori Style
Made in Bronze
J DAUPHIN signature piece
Category
2010s American Victorian Signet Rings
Materials
Emerald, Bronze
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About Memento Mori and Mourning Jewelry
Memento mori and mourning jewelry are often lumped together, but they’re actually quite different, if not in style, then in purpose. While memento mori pieces serve as reminders of death in general, each item of mourning jewelry was designed or customized as a remembrance of a specific person.
“Remember that you must die.” Translated from Latin, this is the meaning of memento mori, a message that spurred a style of jewelry. Dating as far back at the 16th century, memento mori jewelry is designed to remind wearers of their mortality, with designs that incorporate symbols of death like skulls and crossbones, coffins and snakes. Given the relatively short life expectancies for people at that time, did people need a reminder that they were going to die (and probably sooner than later)?
“Memento mori jewelry was rooted in deeply held Christian belief and the concept of a judgement day,” says Lindsay Salmon, part of the duo behind jewelry line Erica Weiner, which offers both original designs and antique pieces. “Wearing a piece of this jewelry is a constant physical and visual reminder that one day you will die, and when you do, you will be held to account for your sins. In other words, lead a virtuous life or spend an eternity damned to the fires of hell." She also says the jewelry tends to fascinate people, and it can be their entry point into the world of antique jewelry and collecting.
Salmon, a collector of mourning jewelry, says she wears her acquisitions often, which include an 18th-century full-body skeleton ring and a Victorian wide gold ‘In Memory Of’ band with a woman’s wedding band encased in the interior. (The Grand period of Victorian jewelry is most often associated with mourning jewelry.) “I have a beautiful Georgian mourning ring with lovely enamel work and amethysts that had had its original dedication removed, she says. “I bought the ring despite its missing information, and later had it engraved for my father.”
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Questions About Memento Mori Jewelry
- What is a memento mori ring?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Memento mori ring is a ring that is an artistic reminder of the inevitability of death. ‘Memento mori’ is a Latin term that means “remember you must die.” These rings typically either feature a skull, crossbones or skeletons to prompt people to remember the shortness of life. Shop a range of memento mori rings on 1stDibs.
- What does memento mori mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Memento mori means “remember that you must die” in Latin. A memento mori is an object which serves as either a warning or reminder of death. An example of a memento mori is a skull.
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