Vintage Memento Mori Skull Ring necklaces 2500 BC) have shown that

2500 BC) have shown that the Sumerians had a marked liking for the combo wonderfully intricate articles with the vivid blue stone inlayed into rich burnished yellow gold having been found at the burial site of queen Pu-abi

The head features two rows of graduated old European cut diamonds

a platinum crescent encircling each

but the most widely accepted interpretation is of a dragon - representing paganism - being slain by the sword of Christian belief

84ct total (calculated weight)

Vintage Memento Mori Skull Ring necklaces 2500 BC) have shown thatRESERVED An extraordinary vintage statement ring dating from the turn of the 21st century, circa 2000. There's rather a lot to unpack: snake heads for the shoulders, four enamelled skulls peer out of the gallery sides, a huge, pale, cushion shaped amethyst forms the centrepiece, and four cabochon gemstones fill the spaces between the skulls (three rubies and one blue sapphire strangely). Exactly who made it and why is anyone's guess I imagine it was