Antique Memento Mori Rosary with Skull & Crossbones Crucifix and Mother of Pearl Paters

A wood bead rosary with mother of pearl pater beads, hung with a silvered crucifix bearing a skull and crossbones at its base. Memento mori rosaries were carried as a daily reminder of mortality — "remember that you must die" — and skull-mounted crucifixes are among the most sought-after of all devotional antiques.