Memento mori ring, 1850-1930 ‘Memento mori’ translates from
Latin as ‘Remember you must die’. This metal memento mori ring
is in the form of two arched skeletons, with a large skull
wedged between their two heads. Such rings were reminders of
death. They prompted people about the shortness of life and the
inevitability of death. A skull was typically used to represent
death from the 1500s onwards. It gradually replaced the common
older image of a skeleton leading a living person off to their
death. Related Themes and Topics There are 535 related objects.
View all related objects Glossary: memento mori Symbols intended
to remind the viewer of death. Memento mori are often objects
such as skulls or hourglasses, but can also be written
inscriptions. Glossary: ring - jewellery Small circular band
worn on the finger; typically circlets of real or simulated
precious metal, and frequently set with precious stones or
imitations of these, intended for wearing upon the finger either
as an ornament or as a token. Trial