Pendant of a Rosary with Memento Mori, 16th centuryMexican or Flemish Silver gilt, rock crystal, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.323), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). The skull and crossbones beneath the imperial crown are a reminder that death awaits even the most powerful.
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