Larva Convivialis

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Larva Convivialis

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 11 cm 

Origin: the Science Museum, London

Datation: 199-500 AC 

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This is a special type of memento mori called a larva convivialis, given to revellers at a banquet or feast. For an unknown reason the right leg of the articulated skeleton has been substituted for a left arm. This is an extremely rare example. {ca. 199 BCE-500 CE} via the Science Museum, London. by rowena