The front of the pendant shows the hourglass, skull, and tulip with the words Memento Mori. Each pendant comes with a 24" sterling silver chain and is handcrafted using traditional techniques and only the finest materials. Each pendant comes with a 24 sterling silver chain and is handcrafted. The mixed-metal pendants are handmade by the same artist who drew the design, using the ancient processes of carving into the wax and casting into brass and sterling silver and then sawing, engraving, hammering & soldering the metals with precision and care. A beautiful memento mori pendant, a literal and inescapable reminder that you. This design, custom to Daily Stoic, was hand-sketched by an artist in Brooklyn, NY, Lewis Williams. A beautiful memento mori pendant, a literal and inescapable reminder that “you could leave life right now.” The original painting is part of a genre referred to as Vanitas, a form of 17th century artwork featuring symbols of mortality which encourage reflection on the meaning and fleetingness of life.ĭaily Stoic is excited to announce an easy way to keep this important thought in mind. The French painter Philippe de Champaigne expressed a similar sentiment in his painting " Still Life with a Skull ," which showed the three essentials of existence: the tulip (life), the skull (death), and the hourglass (time). Let that determine what you do and say and think.” That was a personal reminder to continue living a life of virtue NOW, and not wait. In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius wrote “You could leave life right now.
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