(via Gothic Ivories Project | Rosary pendant (chapelet)) Rosary pendant (chapelet)Ivory60mmSide 1: Bust of woman [in 15th-century gown and headdress/hood]. Carved inscription on her veil: ‘hELAS MORIR NOVS FAVLT’ (‘Alas we must die’). Side 2: bust of skeleton (Death); skull; toads; worms; vermin. Foliated capital.Châlons-en-Champagne 2007-2008: French or Flemish, c. 1500.

(via Gothic Ivories Project | Rosary pendant (chapelet))

Rosary pendant (chapelet)
Ivory
60mm
Side 1: Bust of woman [in 15th-century gown and headdress/hood].
Carved inscription on her veil: ‘hELAS MORIR NOVS FAVLT’ (‘Alas we must die’).
Side 2: bust of skeleton (Death); skull; toads; worms; vermin.
Foliated capital.
Châlons-en-Champagne 2007-2008: French or Flemish, c. 1500.

Source: gothicivories.courtauld.ac.uk
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    I would love to own a replica of this, trufax.
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    Putting the Goth in Gothic.
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    Why do I love things like this so much? I would really love a traditional rosary, even though the closest I get to being...
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