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poliphilo ([personal profile] poliphilo) wrote2014-06-21 09:38 am

Skull And Crossbones

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A detail from the carving on an 18th century gravestone, Yalding, Kent. 

[identity profile] puddleshark.livejournal.com 2014-06-21 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
Superb! That is one scary skull...

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2014-06-21 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
The churchyard at Yalding is full of them- all from the same workshop I should imagine.

[identity profile] davesmusictank.livejournal.com 2014-06-21 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
Scary looking indeed

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2014-06-21 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[identity profile] pondhopper.livejournal.com 2014-06-21 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I've seen many skulls and crossbones on old tombs but this one is one of the best! Very ominous lookingl

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2014-06-21 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I collect these things- and, yes, this one's a corker!

[identity profile] athenais.livejournal.com 2014-06-21 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
You know you're properly dead with this one!

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2014-06-21 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Well dead!