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tags: Memento mori, “Remember you must die”, larva convivialis, roman, skeleton, science museum, london, museum, rare, weird, curiosities, bce, ce, bronze, bronze skeleton
An ancient Roman larva convivialis, a memento mori. ‘Memento mori’ translates from Latin as “Remember you must die”. This is a special type of memento mori called a larva convivialis, given to revelers at a banquet or feast. Even
tags: Memento mori, “Remember you must die”, larva convivialis, roman, skeleton, science museum, london, museum, rare, weird, curiosities, bce, ce, bronze, bronze skeleton