18th Century Italian Silver Filigree Mounted Stag Antler Skull Rosary Pendant
£1,950.00
A large-scale Italian rosary pendant carved from stag antler in the form of a skull, mounted with an ornate silver filigree cap. Objects of this type functioned as memento mori, serving as devotional reminders of the inevitability of death and the transient nature of life.
Origin: Italy
Date: 18th century
Materials: Stag antler, silver filigree
Pendant Dimensions: 6.2 × 3.8 cm
Chain Length: 17.7 cm
