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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Ivory memento mori (reminder of mortality), Germany, 17th century AD

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Ivory memento mori (reminder of mortality), Germany, 17th century AD

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  • fckreddit@lemmy.ml
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    That is such an expensive reminder of my mortality.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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      “God, I really need to drop serious cash on something that will remind me I’m going to fucking die someday” - Rich people in the past for some reason

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        Old school YOLO

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      Meanwhile I got a memorial tattoo for my mom that says Mimento vivere (along with other Latin, blended with both Roman and Greek goddess -specifically Minerva and Athena- symbolism, because I like the blurred lines, they felt right for her), because “remember you will die” is a lot more depressing to me than “remember to live life”, and while both work with memorials, the latter is inherently more optimistic, which is how I want to remember her even tho it’s not at all who she was.

      :) also expensive, but less so :)

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    https://galeriedelalande.com/wunderkammer-curiosities-2/ivory-memento-mori-germany-dexv1

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    That’s spooky. I want one.

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