Skull Pendant Watch: The Stoning of Susannah

Object Name
Category
Metalwork
Costume and Textiles
Timepieces
Date
c. 1650-c. 1660
Medium
silver, gilding
Credit Line
The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Object Number
AGOID.29259
Location
AGO, Gallery 108 Thomson European, Memento Mori Roomette

Dimensions

Open: 4.2 × 3.5 × 8 cm (1 5/8 × 1 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription
Latin inscription engraved on top of skull, as well as a sickle and hourglass.
Markings
No hallmarks
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