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Flag of pirate captain Christopher Moody, ~1714 AD (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know the hourglass is often used to symbolise the limited time we have on Earth. This is why you often see hourglasses in cemeteries (memento mori).