#winged skull

[weirdyearbook]

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"The end?" Vintage "Finis" imagery.

[nocternalrandomness]

Nose art on a B-52 from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomber Squadron, Minot AFB North Dakota

[aherdofbees]

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[bonefool]

The grave of a woman flogged for having a child out of wedlock, possibly the inspiration for the heroine of "The Scarlet Letter". A winged skull, and a winged hourglass. Both represent the fleeting span of life

[fallbabylon]

Memento Mori-  Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk museum, Bruges Belgium

[danskjavlarna]

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It’s been said that skulls are symbolic of the divine and the mortal, housed within the one vessel. Here’s a treasury of vintage skull imagery.

[qosmiq]

[alrauna]

Welder Wings (@welderwings)

[mizgnomer]

Good Omens - Season 1 and Season 2 - Parallel Posters (click for larger images)

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Works by Alexey Egorov

[ichimakesart]

Commission for @shanicetjn

Thank you for commissioning me♡☆♡☆

[witchrealms]

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[keryahoraculi]

By Welder Wings

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[bonefool]

A slate grave head from North Boston, Ma. The winged skull was considered an acceptable art form by the local Puritan culture, who rejected religious imagery on graves (they also banned Christmas). Individual artists would advertise themselves with their unusual things like a nose, the teeth, or the feather style. The winged skull was a "secular" symbol of the path through life.