Thanatopsis Memoriam Hand engraved sparrow carrying a

Hand engraved sparrow carrying a laurel sprig

A felled mourning dove

• Inscription reads: "We watch the stars fail and fall"

hand fabricatedThe inscription on the bezel reads

Thanatopsis Memoriam Hand engraved sparrow carrying aMemento Mori Ring. Size 7. The inscription reads, "It is later than you think." ~ Currently only shipping to the USA. ~ Size 7 The top of the ring is a little over . 5 x . 5 Sterling silver, 24k gold, vitreous enamel Hand painted, torch fired, etched, hand fabricated The title of this piece is inspired by a poem of the same title by William Cullen Bryant. It was written in the mid 1800s, the same era when memento mori jewelry was at its most popular