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The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Enamelled gold memento mori pendant in the form of a coffin, with cross bones on the suspension chains and a skull pendant. The coffin opens to disclose an enamelled skeleton, the initials I.C.S. above its head and the inscription 'HIE. LIEG. ICH. VND. WARTH. AVF. DIH' (Here I lie and wait for you, in German).

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  • Title: Pendant
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1655/1664
  • Location: Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 5.7 cm, Width: 2.8 cm, Depth: 1 cm
  • Provenance: Given by Dame Joan Evans
  • Medium: Enamelled gold
The Victoria and Albert Museum

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