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Etched skull and crossbones
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 10:56 am
by Alcyoneus
I recently saw a pic of a (16thC)breastplate with this. Typical knight praying on knees on one side of bp, crucifix on other with s&cb at base. Simple skulls, skulls with bones nearby are easy to find, but this one definitely had them crossed. Where?
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 9:53 pm
by Aelric
Its a templar thing, the skull and xbones.
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2002 8:53 am
by Vermin
Yup, later on, it's a masonic thing.
Every now and then they find buttons with that device while excavating the 1600-1700's Spanish missions here in Florida.
The device is to remind one of ones own mortality.
VvS