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THE WEDDING SKULL CURIO
In 1560, a painting known as "The Judd Marriage" is an excellent symbolic illustration of life
and death joined as one as part of a wedding ritual between two lovers. In the painting, the
couple is taking their vows upon a human skull, surrounded by a corpse, and some funeral
monuments.
There is an inscription between the couple of that age-old marriage vow:
"The worde of God, Hathe knit is twayne,
And Death shall us, Divide agayne."
The other inscription is directly beneath the corpse which reads: "Lyve to dye and dye to live,
eternally." The wedding vow is taken on the skull, the most powerful contemporary symbol of mortal
death. The Judd's knew one day they, too, would be dead as the image of the corpse by the
words: "We Behold our End," a motto similar to the artifacts of the memento mori.
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This beautiful curio is a box that is 21 inches wide by 15 and 1/2 inches deep by 19 inches
tall. The image area is 12 inches wide by 10 inches tall.
A real uncut human skull is nestled on a bed of vintage blue velvet and gold ribbon. The skull is around
300 years old and was a gift from the proprietor of the Niagara Falls Museum. The skull is
framed within a beautiful handmade vintage blue velvet box with Victorian era gold trim sewn
along the outside of the box as well as vintage flowers and other gold bullion emblems.
A gold wooden ornate frame is set just inside the box that
enables the viewer to see the skull.
The Wedding Skull was used during wedding ceremonies during a centuries old ritual. With their
left hands placed on top of the velvet box, the couple then will make their wedding vows
complete, with the symbol of death and life uniting them as one.
If you are thinking of purchasing a Framed Curio Exhibit,
please read the
Bone FAQ
to make sure you are within your legal
limit when purchasing human bones, etc.
Order by #CURIO-55
PRICE: $1784.95
Shipping cost to be determined regarding final destination.
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