Death mask of gold and silver alloy with copper eyes and ears, Chimú kingdom (c. 1000–c. 1465, centred at Chan Chan in present-day northern Peru); in a private collection.[Credits : Ferdinand Anton]
Suppose that thou hadst up to this day lived always in honors and delights, what would it all avail thee if thou wert doomed to die at this instant? All therefore is vanity, except to love God and serve Him only.