German Small Carved Ivory Memento Mori Terminal Rosary Bead
German Small Carved Ivory Memento Mori Terminal Rosary Bead
Epoque 1600-1700
Origine German, Germany
Medium Ivory
Dimension 2 x 2 x 2 cm (0³/₄ x 0³/₄ x 0³/₄ inches)
Fine worn smooth silky patina
17th Century
Size: 2cm high, 2cm wide, 2cm deep - ¾ ins high, ¾ ins wide, ¾ ins deep
Epoque: 1600-1700
Origine: German, Germany
Medium: Ivory
Dimension: 2 x 2 x 2 cm (0³/₄ x 0³/₄ x 0³/₄ inches)
Literature: Made for devotional use the function of these beads was to mark the beginning and end of a prayer cycle. Reminding the believer of his mortality, the paternoster or terminal bead on a rosary represents an act of inner contemplation. It is also evidence of the anonymity of death and perhaps of truths beyond the transient details of life.
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