Mid-Victorian Memento Mori Coral Skull Pendant victorian brooch The head and tail are

The head and tail are beautifully detailed

and black for double zero (the zeroes being where the casinos made their money)

it's beautifully understates

we'd never seen one quite like it

Mid-Victorian Memento Mori Coral Skull Pendant victorian brooch The head and tail areDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A cool antique Memento Mori pendant. The skull is hand carved from natural orange coral with white paste gemstones set in the eye sockets and a period diamond set bail. It was made in the mid Victorian era, circa 1860, with gold fittings for wear as a pendant or charm. The concept of Memento Mori, remember that you will die, has been around since ancient times; indeed, probably for as long as humans have existed. Throughout