Original Message:   Late XVIII c. German memento mori bead
In the seventeenth or eighteenth century this may have been a preacher's bead. But today this is a "Boy's Bead." -Isn't it? Or, should I ask: "Would a woman want to wear this?" Originally it was intended for a monk's rosary -aspiring to humility- to remind a monk of his own mortality. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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