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That makes them allegories. It's quite common to disguise messages as real objects in painting. A skull, pearls, particular flowers or even a hand sign can have a hidden meaning, linked to a particular culture/time. As a simple example: here's the hindu god Ganesha, on the bottom left a small mouse is visible praying. This is the human mind, always racing and stressed.

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