Coffin Pendant with Skeleton

Object Name
Category
Metalwork
Date
late 16th century
Medium
gold, enamel
Credit Line
The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Object Number
AGOID.29291
Location
AGO, Gallery 108 Thomson European, Memento Mori Roomette

Dimensions

Closed: 1 × 0.7 × 2 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 13/16 in.)

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription
Painted on inside of coffin lid: HODI, MICHI, CRAS, TIBI
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