Polish Stamp Earrings - Vanitas
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Intriguing postage stamps from Poland, titled “Vanitas,” issued in 2003. If you look closely, the woman’s lovely face is shadowed by a skull. The stamp reproduces a 1995 painting by Wieslaw Walkuski (Polish, born 1956), made for an exhibition on Sarmatian burial traditions.
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The Sarmatians were Persian-speaking nomads who migrated from the southern Urals to Eastern Europe about 2400 years ago. One of their burial traditions was to place in the grave a deliberately broken mirror.
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These elegant stamps are trimmed in faux pearls with a dark tea patina, and faceted lucite.
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AMAZING GIFT! Very pretty and detailed, plus the seller was very sweet and nice regarding shipping. Thank you Monique!