Bronze Victorian Mourning Winged Skull Ring

The winged skull symbolizes the transitory nature of life and death, or sometimes the death-resurrection cycle. The wings are symbolic of a soul fleeing mortality, adding a message of hope and resurrection. The winged skull most often means a dead person’s journey is not over; after they’ve shed their physical form, they are flying away to another realm. Some believe that winged skulls were intended to symbolize a combination of physical death and spiritual regeneration.