Grand Tour Vesuvius Lava Skull Pendant
Grand Tour Vesuvius Lava Skull Pendant
$400.00
Description
DATE: Victorian, c.1860
A cool Memento Mori skull amulet made in Italy during the mid 19th century. It's carved from a piece of Mt. Vesuvius lava, and will have been sold as a Grand Tour souvenir from Pompeii. The features, cheek bones especially, are somewhat angular and pronounced but anatomically more-or-less accurate.
STONES
Lava
MEASUREMENTS
2.1 x 1.2 x 1.3cm (height by width by depth)
WEIGHT
2.3g
MARKS
No marks present
CONDITION
Very good, light wear commensurate with age
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