Lot details By Alexander Derkachenko, signed with the artist’s mark Ukraine, 2021 Finely carved as a coiled snake writhing around a skull, the snake’s eyes inlaid with dark horn, the underside with two asymmetrical himotoshi and the artist’s signature. HEIGHT 3.8 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. With an original mahogany box and cover signed by the artist. Memento mori (Latin for ‘remember that you will die’) is an artistic and symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. Altogether sobering, and in some sense comforting, it’s an epitaph for the masses – commoners and kings alike. Such art, which already appeared in ancient cultures, is also associated with festivals in remembrance and honor of the deceased, as held by many peoples throughout the world.
Lot details By Alexander Derkachenko, signed with the artist’s mark Ukraine, 2021 Finely carved as a coiled snake writhing around a skull, the snake’s eyes inlaid with dark horn, the underside with two asymmetrical himotoshi and the artist’s signature. HEIGHT 3.8 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. With an original mahogany box and cover signed by the artist. Memento mori (Latin for ‘remember that you will die’) is an artistic and symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. Altogether sobering, and in some sense comforting, it’s an epitaph for the masses – commoners and kings alike. Such art, which already appeared in ancient cultures, is also associated with festivals in remembrance and honor of the deceased, as held by many peoples throughout the world.
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