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December 24, 2011 01:07 pm PST
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Rosary of skulls and faces
This early 16th century German rosary from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection is a fabulous bit of memento mori, with callow, living mortals on one side of each bead and grinning death's heads on the other: Each bead of the rosary represents the bust of a well-fed burgher or maiden on one side, and [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/JlamYnqSaSA/rosary-of-skulls-and-faces.html
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