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Ankh Gate preview

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Ankh Gate

A contemporary gate-like emblem centred on the ancient Egyptian ankh, the hieroglyph for life and a recurring sign in ritual scenes, inscriptions, jewellery and amulets.

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Austro-Hungarian Double-Headed Eagle Military Device — 1867–1918 preview

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Austro-Hungarian Double-Headed Eagle Military Device — 1867–1918

The Habsburg double-headed eagle appeared on Austro-Hungarian military headgear, with its metal, central number and surrounding fittings varying by branch and regiment.

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Axe-Shaped Amulet — Medieval Rus’ and Baltic-Slavic Contact Zones preview

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Axe-Shaped Amulet — Medieval Rus’ and Baltic-Slavic Contact Zones

A miniature axe pendant distributed across 11th–12th-century Rus’, Baltic and Central European contact networks.

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Bamboo-Leaved Gentian with Two Distant Geese (Ochi Sasarindō ni Futatsu Tōgan) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo preview

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Bamboo-Leaved Gentian with Two Distant Geese (Ochi Sasarindō ni Futatsu Tōgan) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A compound of bamboo-leaved gentian (sasarindō) with two distant geese (futatsu tōgan), the Kenmon drawing for Washū Ochi.

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Bamboo-Ring with Sparrows Crest (Take-wa ni Suzume / Uesugi Take-ni-Suzume) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo preview

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Bamboo-Ring with Sparrows Crest (Take-wa ni Suzume / Uesugi Take-ni-Suzume) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A compound mark of a bamboo ring (take-wa) charged with sparrows, the Kenmon Uesugi type.

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Bath Star Rank Badge — British Army Officer Insignia, 19th Century–1918 preview

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Bath Star Rank Badge — British Army Officer Insignia, 19th Century–1918

The British Army officer’s rank star—or “pip”—is a compact version of the Order of the Bath star, centred on three crowns and its circular motto.

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Bull-Man (gud-alim / kusarikku) — Documented Sumerian/Akkadian Motif, Early Dynastic–Akkadian preview

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Bull-Man (gud-alim / kusarikku) — Documented Sumerian/Akkadian Motif, Early Dynastic–Akkadian

Upright hybrid with human head and torso, bovine horns, and bull hindquarters: the Early Dynastic–Akkadian contest figure later named kusarikku.

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Corner-Standing Four-Eyelet Crest (Sumitate-Yotsume-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo preview

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Corner-Standing Four-Eyelet Crest (Sumitate-Yotsume-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

Four hollow square or diamond eyelets set on the corner (sumitate-yotsume / 隅立て四つ目).

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Crescent and V-rod preview

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Crescent and V-rod

One of the most distinctive signs of the Pictish symbol tradition, the Crescent and V-rod combines a decorated crescent with an angular rod and appears on surviving carved stones across early medieval Scotland. Its original meaning remains unknown.

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Crescent Lunula Pendant — Early Medieval Slavic Contexts preview

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Crescent Lunula Pendant — Early Medieval Slavic Contexts

A crescent pendant type widespread in 10th–13th-century Rus’, with debated origins and religious meaning.

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Crossed Cannon Artillery Insignia — United States Army, 1830s–1918 preview

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Crossed Cannon Artillery Insignia — United States Army, 1830s–1918

Crossed gun tubes identified United States Army artillery from 1834, with regimental numbers, embroidery, metal finish and later specialist additions varying by pattern.

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Crossed Rifles Infantry Insignia — United States Army, 1875–1918 preview

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Crossed Rifles Infantry Insignia — United States Army, 1875–1918

Crossed shoulder arms became the U.S. Army infantry branch insignia in 1875, but the weapon model and accompanying numbers changed before later standardisation.

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Crossed Sabres Cavalry Insignia — United States Army, 1851–1918 preview

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Crossed Sabres Cavalry Insignia — United States Army, 1851–1918

Two curved sabres crossed in saltire identified United States cavalry, with period examples varying in crossing point, orientation, finish and unit numbers.

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Crown Rank Badge — British Army Officer Insignia, 19th Century–1918 preview

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Crown Rank Badge — British Army Officer Insignia, 19th Century–1918

A royal crown served as one component of British Army officer rank, used alone or with stars and crossed devices according to rank and period.

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Double-Headed Eagle preview

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Double-Headed Eagle

A double-headed eagle documented in Scottish Rite Freemasonry and prominently used in Northern Masonic Jurisdiction 32nd-degree insignia.

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Drooping Wisteria Crest (Sagari-Fuji-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo preview

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Drooping Wisteria Crest (Sagari-Fuji-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A plant-type mark of drooping wisteria racemes with palmate leaves (sagari-fuji), not upturned agari-fuji.

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Eight-Around-One Discs Crest (Kuyō-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo preview

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Eight-Around-One Discs Crest (Kuyō-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

Nine discs in an 8-around-1 arrangement (kuyō), the Kenmon buke type.

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Eight-Pointed Star — Documented Sumerian/Akkadian Motif, Early Dynastic–Old Babylonian preview

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Eight-Pointed Star — Documented Sumerian/Akkadian Motif, Early Dynastic–Old Babylonian

An eight-pointed field-star used as a celestial mark on Early Dynastic through Old Babylonian seals, later often enclosed in a disc.

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Embracing Myōga Crest (Daki-Myōga-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo preview

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Embracing Myōga Crest (Daki-Myōga-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

Two inward-facing Japanese ginger buds (daki-myōga), the Kenmon type recorded for Ninomiya.

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Engineer Castle Insignia — United States Army Corps of Engineers, c. 1840–1918 preview

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Engineer Castle Insignia — United States Army Corps of Engineers, c. 1840–1918

The turreted castle represented United States Army engineers and fortification, appearing on Corps equipment from 1840 before formal adoption as branch insignia in 1902.

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Equal-Armed Cross Motif — Early Medieval Slavic Material Culture preview

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Equal-Armed Cross Motif — Early Medieval Slavic Material Culture

A simple cross form documented on early medieval pottery and Christian-period objects in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Facing Standing Cranes Crest (Mukai-Tachi-Tsuru-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo preview

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Facing Standing Cranes Crest (Mukai-Tachi-Tsuru-mon) — Documented Kamon Motif, Muromachi–Edo

A pair of facing standing cranes (mukai-tachi-tsuru), the Kenmon silhouette assigned to Ōmi Gamō.

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Fire Triangle Mark preview

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Fire Triangle Mark

The upward-pointing triangle served as a sign for fire in later alchemical traditions, giving this stripped-back mark a language of heat, energy and transformation.

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Forked Lightning of Ishkur/Adad — Documented Akkadian Motif, Old Babylonian preview

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Forked Lightning of Ishkur/Adad — Documented Akkadian Motif, Old Babylonian

A compact two- or three-pronged lightning fork used as Ishkur/Adad's extractable emblem on Old Babylonian seals, not a generic thunderbolt.

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