Ivory Memento Mori 1 of 4 A

A memento mori (1 of 4) in ivory. It is a janiform head with the head of Christ on one side and a skull on the other. It is stained brown. This may have come from a rosary.该象牙质死亡警示摆件(memento mori)为四件同类藏品之一。其为双面雅努斯式(janiform)头像造型，一面为基督头像，另一面为骷髅头，表面带有棕褐色浸染痕迹。该物件或曾源自一串玫瑰经念珠(rosary)。