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A skull hovers above the earth in a square setting.• Size 7• The face of the ring measures about 1" x 1"• Hand painted, etched, hand fabricated• Solid sterling silver, vitreous enamel, 23.5k gold• Inscribed with the phrase, "It is later than you think."• Wheat detail flanks the inscription• One of a kind ⁣⁣The motif of flightless and felled birds has recurred in my memento mori work throughout the pandemic; these sad symbols represent a heaviness of spirit and a call for empathy in our current times.