Long before bikers made it popular, long before designers like Tarina Tarantino and Tom Binns made it chic, jewelry with skulls, skeletons, and other macbre designs was all the rage. Even legendary jewelry designer Kenneth Jay Lane collected memento mori for quite some time. Let's meander through a number of memento mori examples - antique pieces with a ghoulish theme.
Ghoul Jewels - Learning About Memento Mori Jewelry
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Skull and Crossbones Ring
Rubies cushion an enameled gold skull and crossbones in this ring from northwestern Europe, ca. 1550-75.
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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