Skull 22×16 cm

Name: Skull 22x16 cm - Mythiko
SKU: V-377
Price: 120.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Memento Mori: A Stark Reminder of Mortality

120,00 €

Vanitas Symbol: The Fleeting Nature of Life

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This human skull replica, with realistic bone texture and visible cranial sutures, resembles those used in 16th and 17th-century European art. During the Renaissance, skulls symbolized mortality and the transient nature of life, often appearing in portraits as memento mori—reminders of death. In vanitas paintings, they were placed alongside decaying fruit, extinguished candles, and hourglasses to emphasize the futility of earthly pursuits. Scholars and philosophers also kept skulls as symbols of wisdom and contemplation. The motif appeared in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, where Yorick’s skull prompts reflection on death’s inevitability. Such imagery reinforced the era’s fascination with life’s brevity.