Skull & Crow Wall Art Gothic Raven Metal Sign for Halloween

Roses grew over the bones.

A raven stands on a cream-coloured skull, one foot hooked over the brow, body in profile facing left. Its feathers are cut in overlapping plates, the tail hanging past the jaw, a single red dot for the eye. Below the skull a loose vertebra and a length of bone rest on the ledge.

The wall behind is sage green, carved over with a repeating leaf pattern, and coral-pink roses in full bloom crowd the corners and run down both sides. Thorny brown vines cross the middle of the panel and tangle through the bird's tail. A pale bone-coloured frame boxes it all in, like the front of an old painted case. It is printed to look like carved relief, so the shadows are ink rather than depth.

The palette is softer than most memento mori, closer to a faded botanical plate than a horror poster, which makes it easy to keep up all year. It suits an altar shelf, a bedroom wall, or the space over a desk. A thoughtful gift for someone who does ancestor work at Samhain.

• Material: aluminium sign, fade-resistant for indoor or covered outdoor use
• Sizes: 8x12 inches and 12x18 inches
• Care: wipe clean with a dry cloth
• Note: the raised, carved look is printed onto a flat panel