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symbols of death and memento mori  

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  • Images or symbols that represent death have been incorporated into visual and literary culture since classical antiquity. They range from more overt personifications of death, such as a skull or the familiar black-hooded figure carrying a scythe popular at Halloween, to more abstract and subtle depictions, such as an hourglass or brokenstemmed rose. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Symbols of Death and Memento Mori]

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