The Patterned Skull Ring is a sterling silver ring with a skull at its center and floral scrollwork carved along the band on either side of it. The skull is the only figure on the piece; everything around it is pattern, cut fine enough that the leaves and curls stay legible next to the bone.Setting a skull among flowers puts a reminder of death beside things that grow and fade, and it is that contrast, rather than the skull alone, that carries the ring. It stands for mortality held against living ornament, worn as a symbol rather than as a religious piece.
