Wooden Memento Mori on base - Spiral eyes

€170.00

Wooden Memento Mori on base 

Spiral eyes

Description

Wooden Memento Mori on base with spiral eyes

Memento Mori: Latin phrase meaning "Remember that you will die".

To remind proud, power-hungry men of their common fate: death.

During the triumph of a Roman general, the slave on the chariot holding the laurel wreath said the famous phrase "Memento mori", reminding him of his condition as a mere mortal. To remind him to keep his feet on the ground... Another variation: Hominem te esse: You too are just a man.

Material: wood and deer antlers for teeth

Fully carved

Dimensions: 5x5cm High: 11cm

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