Curated category
Heraldic charges
- Bow and arrowArchaeologists have uncovered likely arrowheads in South African sites such as Sibudu Cave. These artifacts date from approximately 72,000 to 60,000 years…
- AngelThe word angel arrives in modern English from Old English engel and the Old French angele. Both of these derive from Late Latin angelus, which in turn was…
- Armillary sphereA brass framework of graduated rings stands at the center of an armillary sphere. This metal skeleton represents lines of celestial longitude and latitude.
- She-wolf (Roman mythology)The Roman foundation myth centers on a she-wolf who nursed the twins Romulus and Remus after they were abandoned in the wild by King Amulius of Alba Longa.
- TotenkopfThe German compound word Totenkopf translates literally to dead person's head. It functions as a figurative, graphic or sculptural symbol common in Western…