The McCulloch of Udale tablestone, 1725. Symbols of mortality began to appear after the Reformation and are intended, not so subtly, to emphasise the shortness of earthly life for partially literate or illiterate viewers. Symbols depicted are: Bell, Hourglass, Coffin, Scroll that may have had the inscription 'Memento Mori”, Femur, Skull, Peat Cutter & Spade. St Michael’s Church, The Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
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