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Memento Mori carved from ivory, hung from a rosary. Crafted in the 16th century.

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Memento Mori carved from ivory, hung from a rosary. Crafted in the 16th century.

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Memento Mori on a rosary from the early 16th century, carved ivory. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Memento Mori on a rosary from the early 16th century, carved ivory. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Hand carved copy of 19th century memento mori skull

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Hand carved copy of 19th century memento mori skull

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A richly decorated armor dating from the 16th century.

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A richly decorated armor dating from the 16th century.

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Sleeping Hermaphroditus: A Roman carving lying on a Mattress carved in the 16th century. Louvre Museum.

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Sleeping Hermaphroditus: A Roman carving lying on a Mattress carved in the 16th century. Louvre Museum.

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Ivory Memento Mori

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Ivory Memento Mori

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A 19th century CE Chinese carved ivory letter rack

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A 19th century CE Chinese carved ivory letter rack

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Ancient Roman carved ivory die, c. 1st-3rd century CE.

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Ancient Roman carved ivory die, c. 1st-3rd century CE.

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Pendant with a Memento Mori, second half of the 16th century, gilded enamel. Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire

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Pendant with a Memento Mori, second half of the 16th century, gilded enamel. Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire

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A 2nd century CE Roman mosaic from the House of Jason Magnus in Cyrene, Libya

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A 2nd century CE Roman mosaic from the House of Jason Magnus in Cyrene, Libya

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Ivory powder horn with carved animals. India, 17th century

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Ivory powder horn with carved animals. India, 17th century

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A Roman coin from the Crisis of the Third Century AD.

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A Roman coin from the Crisis of the Third Century AD.

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Knife with carved ivory handle. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 16th century

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Knife with carved ivory handle. Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 16th century

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Memento Mori made of ivory and ebony, attributed to Chicart Bailly , from Paris

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Memento Mori made of ivory and ebony, attributed to Chicart Bailly , from Paris

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Head of a deity, rock crystal sculpture from Nepal, 16th century; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Head of a deity, rock crystal sculpture from Nepal, 16th century; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Ivory Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià from Benin, Africa, c. 16th Century

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Ivory Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià from Benin, Africa, c. 16th Century

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Netsuke in the form of a goat, carved from ivory by Mitsuharu, mid-18th century . Collection: Walters Art Museum

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Netsuke in the form of a goat, carved from ivory by Mitsuharu, mid-18th century . Collection: Walters Art Museum

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Ivory carving of rats crawling out of a bag. Japan, 19th century

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Ivory carving of rats crawling out of a bag. Japan, 19th century

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