File:Miniature ivory skull in a silver case, Europe Wellcome L0057686.jpg
Original file (3,708 × 4,752 pixels, file size: 2.52 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary[edit]
| Miniature ivory skull in a silver case, Europe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title |
Miniature ivory skull in a silver case, Europe |
||
| Description |
Miniature ivory skull in a silver case, Europe, 1840-1920 Inside the silver cage is a roughly carved ivory skull without the lower jaw. The model was probably used as a memento mori – literally a reminder of death and the shortness of life. The skull was the symbol of death from the 1500s onwards. Previously death was represented as a skeleton accompanied by a living victim. Medical Photographic Library |
||
| Credit line |
|
||
| References |
|
||
| Source/Photographer |
https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/da/36/8147e9251565df58c08d85e08bd2.jpg
|
||
Licensing[edit]
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 10:06, 17 October 2014 | | 3,708 × 4,752 (2.52 MB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | =={{int:filedesc}}== {{Artwork |artist = |author = |title = Miniature ivory skull in a silver case, Europe |description = Miniature ivory skull in a silver case, Europe, 1840-1920 Inside the silver cage is a... |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
