a type of still life showing objects that symbolize the impermanence of life, such as skulls, withered flowers, and clocks, and intended as reminders of the futility of amassing knowledge, wealth, and earthly possessions represented by stacks of books, coins, and jewels and fancy garments

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a type of still life showing objects that symbolize the impermanence of life, such as skulls, withered flowers, and clocks, and intended as reminders of the futility of amassing knowledge, wealth, and earthly possessions represented by stacks of books, coins, and jewels and fancy garments