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Attilio Codognato Renaissance Revival Enamel Ruby Gold Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The ruby eye black enamel Memento Mori skull surmounted by a dark green enamel quatrefoil, the
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Retro Fashion Rings

Materials

Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel

Attilio Codognato Renaissance Style Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Snake Lizard Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The Renaissance style Memento Mori skull with a snake entering inside and a lizard ring made
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Dome Rings

Materials

Diamond, 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

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Vanitas or Memento Mori skull. Carved bone. 17th century. Small human skull made of bone carved in
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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Bone

Portuguese Memento Mori Painted Skull Cabinet
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a truly unique Memento Mori cabinet or chest found in Portugal. Three ample drawers and
Category

20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Memento Mori Steer Skull with Horns
Located in Troy, MI
Bleached steer skull and polished, black tipped horns.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Rope

Vintage Memento Mori Antelope Skull Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage authentic antelope skull and horns mounted on a German silver pedestal base. Good
Category

Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Vintage "Memento Mori" Long-Horn Steer Skull
Located in Astoria, NY
the cow's skull has come to serve as both a "memento mori", or reminder of the temporary state of life
Category

20th Century American Taxidermy

Materials

Bone, Horn, Rope

Hamlett Skull on Stand – Memento Mori and Vanitas
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
detachment. This Hamlett skull pays unique homage to the philosophy of Memento Mori, reminding us that life
Category

Antique 17th Century English Gothic Taxidermy

Materials

Resin, Wood

Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel
Located in London, GB
matching wrist cuffs, sits within a genre known as memento mori. In medieval times the theory and practise
Category

16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Memento Mori Human Skull Bone Tobacco Jar with Rhyme Masonic Freeman s
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful tobacco jar, made from a human skull. The skull has had its cranium removed and a tin
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone, Velvet, Hardwood

An 18th Century Memento Mori
Located in Kent, Dover
A Human skull or 'Memento Mori'. This has had the skull cap removed and refitted. There is also a
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

19th Century Pair of Memento Mori Carved Pine Folk Art Skulls
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful pair of pine skull plaques, nievely carved from pine with their original painted finish
Category

Antique 19th Century European Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Memento Mori, a Skull Sculpture Out of Chalk, with a Bronze Snake, Italy
Located in Milan, IT
bronze snake. Excellent Memento Mori, Italy, circa 1880.
Category

Antique 1870s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Important and Rare Italian Memento Mori
Located in Milan, IT
An important and rare Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture, depicting a wooden skull.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early Georgian Skull and Crossbones Stuart Crystal Mourning Ring c.1740
Located in London, GB
memento mori skull and crossbones motif. This ring is steeped with history and is a remarkable example of
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Band Rings

Materials

Crystal, 22k Gold

Memento Mori Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood 1780
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautifully crafted pine 18th century Memento Mori depicting a Skull set upon a book, probably
Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori for Wunderkammer, depicting a skull and a tulip, oil paintings on hard stone. A large
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Brass

Black Skull "Ulysses Ulysses" Glass Butterfly Globe
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Black skull "Memento Mori" with Butterflies "Ulysses Ulysses" under a glass globe Fitted with a
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Ibex Skull Sculpture with Horn and Malachite
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage memento mori sculpture depicting an ibex skull in black fiberglass with large horns and a
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20th Century American Rustic Sculptures

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Composition of Plaster Skull Decorated with Beetles and Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
A modern approach of Memento Mori with a plastered skull covered in shells of green beetles. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Taxidermy

Materials

Glass, Organic Material

1930s Boucheron Snakelink Necklace with Antique Charms
By Boucheron
Located in New York, NY
five charms including a memento mori enamel skull (circa 1800), a falcon atop a pearl, an ancient style
Category

Early 20th Century French Necklace Enhancers

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold

Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Antique Vanitas Oil Painting, Antique Memento Mori Oil Painting, Antique Skull Oil Painting, Gothic
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Gothic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Tim Walker, Story Teller, 1st Edition
Located in CA, CA
mori of skull and cigarettes; Helena Bonham Carter poised with Ray-Bans and a Diet Coke; Stella Tennant
Category

2010s Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base. Italy circa 1880.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

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 SKULL (BLACK)
By Cryptik
Located in Aventura, FL
Casted high impact resin with hand laid metallic paint. Hand signed and numbered COA issued by the artist. From the edition of 150. Includes original box. Artwork is in excellent ...
Category

2010s Street Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings
Category

Antique 1870s German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

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

Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Skull Cane Walking Stick Handle
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and wonderfully hand carved piece. This smiling, mischievous skull is carved in very
Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

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 White Sapphire Eyes Memento Mori Skull Gold Pendant Necklace
By Wendy Brandes
Located in New York, NY
centuries. This type of jewelry is known by the Latin phrase "Memento mori" -- "remember you are mortal." I
Category

2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Sapphire

Memento Mori Skull Station Bracelet Sterling Silver with Black Spinel, 5mm
By David Yurman
Located in New York, NY
David Yurman Black Spinel & Three Skulls Material Sterling Silver Metal Purity925 Bracelet
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Bracelets

Materials

Black Spinel, Spinel, Sterling Silver

Memento Mori skull station bracelet sterling silver with turquoise onyx 4mm
By David Yurman
Located in New York, NY
Brand David Yurman Memento Collection For Men Material Sterling Silver 925 Bracelet Size 8.5
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Beaded Bracelets

Materials

Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver

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

Memento Mori Skull with Rosary on Bible Zsolnay, Art Nouveau c. 1900
By Miklos Zsolnay
Located in Chicago, IL
Recalling the Dutch vanitas still life works of the 17th century, this arrangement reminds the viewer of life's impermanence and the certainty of death, all while emphasizing the imp...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Ceramic

Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Skull with Kissing Snake Cane Walking Stick Handle
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and wonderfully hand carved piece. This smiling, mischievous skull with kissing snake
Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

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

A.Codognato Small Enamel Diamond 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 Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel

A.Codognato Small Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels and old cut
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Retro Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold

Codognato Enamel Diamond Ruby Gold Skull Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels, diamonds eyes
Category

1990s Italian Retro Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel

Attilio Codognato Enamel Diamond Ruby Gold Skull Memento Mori Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Renaissance style Memento Mori skull ring made with champleve multicolored enamels, diamonds eyes
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

18 Karat Yellow Gold Silver Blackened Ruby and Diamond Skull Ring by Codognato
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Memento Mori skull with round cut rubies eyes and round cut diamond at the top. Signed A. Codognato
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

German Memento Mori Carved Skull
Located in Newark, England
Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully
Category

Antique 18th Century German Gothic Mounted Objects

Materials

Marble

1990s Attilio Codognato Renaissance Revival Enamel Ruby Gold Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
Memento Mori skull surmounted by a red enamel eye, the shoulders decorated with round rubies and
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Fashion Rings

Materials

Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel

Codognato Renaissance Style Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The Renaissance style Memento Mori skull with champleve multicolored enamels, round cut diamonds
Category

1990s Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Codognato Renaissance Style Enamel Diamond Ruby Gold Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The Renaissance style Memento Mori skull with champleve multicolored enamels, round cut cognac
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel

1970s Attilio Codognato Renaissance Revival Enamel Ruby Gold Skull Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The ruby eye white enamel Memento Mori skull surmounted by a dark green enamel quatrefoil, the
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Fashion Rings

Materials

Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Attilio Codognato Renaissance Style Enamel Diamond Gold Skull Lizard Ring
By Attilio Codognato
Located in Firenze, IT
The Renaissance style Memento Mori skull with a lizard ring made with champleve multicolored
Category

1990s Italian Contemporary Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, Gold, Enamel

Memento mori - A study of a Skull
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century) Memento mori - Study of a skull Pencil drawing Drawing Size - 11 x 18
Category

19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

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

Bronze Bird-Beaked Skull Fantasy/ Memento Mori Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
serves as a powerful symbol of mortality and the fleeting nature of life, embodying the memento mori
Category

20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Brass Memento Mori Longhorn Skull Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid Century lifelike brass hanging sculpture of a longhorn steer skull. 4081
Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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

Crest Signet Skull Ring Silver Memento Mori Style Emerald Ruby
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Crest Signet Skull Ring Silver Memento Mori Style Emerald Ruby J DAUPHIN signature piece " Secret
Category

2010s Indian Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Emerald, Ruby, Silver

Rare 16th Century Italian Memento Mori Ceramic Skull on Book
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Italian ceramic Memento Mori, circa 1550, in the form of a human skull resting on a book
Category

Antique 16th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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Memento Mori Skull For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the memento mori skull you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Frequently made of gold, 18k gold and yellow gold, this item was constructed with great care. Find an antique version now, or shop for 97 vintage or 84 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. You’re likely to find the perfect memento mori skull among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. A memento mori skull from J DAUPHIN, Attilio Codognato and Alex Jacques Designs — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. Take a look at a memento mori skull featuring diamond from our inventory today to add the perfect touch to your look. A brilliant cut version of this piece has appeal, but there are also baguette cut and round cut versions for sale. If you’re browsing our inventory for a memento mori skull, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.

How Much is a Memento Mori Skull?

Prices for a memento mori skull can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $60 and can go as high as $85,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $2,854.
Questions About Memento Mori Skull
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Memento 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Memento 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.