Creepy or Beautiful? Unboxing Memento Mori Skull Jewellery 💀 💎 ☠️

REMEMBER YOU WILL DIE Why did people in the past wear skull or skeleton jewellery? From a ruby-encrusted skull and crossbones ring, to a silver skull scent-case and a baroque pearl fashioned into an alien-like skull, Curator Ruth has uncovered the spookiest skeletons in our collections, crafted from precious metals and gemstones. Intriguing and unsettling, explore the symbolism behind these tiny keepsakes, often worn on the body, and find out what they reveal about how people thought about death, remembrance and mortality across the centuries. 00:00 What is a memento mori? 00:34 Ruth’s box of skulls: print & engraving 02:06 Gold, enamel and ruby ring with skull & crossbones 02:44 Love and death token: 17th century mourning ring 03:22 Silver skull pendant with secret compartments 04:21 Tiny coffin pendant with hidden enamel skeleton 05:16 Grinning skull pearl stick pin associated with Napoleon 06:03 Ivory memento mori curio for mindfulness 🔔 Subscribe for more new unboxing videos @vamuseum #MementoMori #SkullJewellery #HistoricalJewellery #HalloweenHistory #MourningJewellery