Symbols

Medieval · documented field

Merchants Marks£0.99

John Youle Draper's Mark

Personal merchant mark of fourteenth-century York draper John Youle.

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CommercialIdentityHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Heraldry & Emblems£0.99

Keys of Saint Peter

The keys given to Saint Peter became one of medieval Christianity's clearest images of apostolic authority, linking the Gospel promise of the 'keys of the kingdom' with Peter and the Church of Rome.

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CommercialFaithIdentityGuidanceHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Heraldry & Emblems£0.99

Late Medieval Wounded Heart

A pierced or bleeding heart belonged to the intense visual language of late-medieval Passion devotion, inviting contemplation of Christ's suffering, wounds, sacrifice and compassionate love.

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CommercialFaithCompassionLoveHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Geometric Motifs£0.99

Leaf-and-Rosette Medallion — Kyivan Rus’

Leaf-and-rosette ornament from the reverse of an 11th–12th-century Kyivan Rus’ cloisonné temple pendant.

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CommercialOriginal Meaning UnknownHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Mythic Beasts£0.99

Leviathan Coil Sign

In Job, Leviathan is defined by the impossibility of mastering it. Coiled into a modern sign, that overwhelming creature becomes an emblem of immense strength, humility before forces beyond our control, and the courage to face the unknown.

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CommercialStrengthHumilityTransformationHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Nautical & Maritime£0.99

Lock Motifs Emblem

A lock does more than keep something out: it defines what is valued enough to secure, making this emblem about protection, privacy, trust, attachment, and controlled access.

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CommercialProtectionIdentityLoveHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Mythic Beasts£0.99

Manticore Thorn Emblem

Medieval accounts made the manticore dangerous from several directions at once: lion body, human face, formidable teeth and a weapon-like tail. The thorn frame turns that hostile perimeter into a modern emblem of boundaries, resilience and defence.

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CommercialProtectionStrengthResilienceHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Heraldry & Emblems£0.99

Marian Star

The star became a Marian attribute in medieval Christian art and devotion, echoing Mary as Stella Maris — the Star of the Sea — a guiding light associated with faith, hope and safe direction.

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CommercialGuidanceFaithHopeHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Occult & Esoteric£0.99

Mercury Seal

A modern seal built around alchemical Mercury, a symbolically fluid idea that could refer to the metal, a planetary correspondence, or a philosophical principle depending on context.

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CommercialTransformationBalanceWisdomHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Makers Marks£0.99

Mill-Rind Swordsmith Mark

Unidentified armourer’s mill-rind blade mark on a fifteenth-century sword.

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CommercialIdentityHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Pictish Symbols£0.99

Mirror-and-comb Pair

A mirror and comb appear together among the carvings of Aberlemno I in Angus, forming one of the Pictish repertoire's most recognisable object pairings. The objects can be described visually, but why they were paired and what they signified remain unknown.

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CommercialIdentityWisdomBalanceHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Pictish Symbols£0.99

Mirror-case Sign

An ornamented disc-and-base form carved on Inveravon 1 is conventionally known as the Mirror-case Sign. The name offers a useful way to catalogue its appearance, but the object it depicts—and its original Pictish significance—remain uncertain.

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CommercialIdentityProtectionBalanceHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Ancient Americas£0.99

Mixtec Eight Deer Name Glyph

Eight Deer is the calendrical name glyph of the historical Mixtec ruler Eight Deer Jaguar-Claw, whose genealogy and political career are recorded in the Tonindeye Codex.

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CommercialIdentityMemoryStrengthHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Ancient Americas£0.99

Mixtec Three Flint Day Sign

Three Flint is a documented Mixtec numeral-plus-day sign in the Tonindeye Codex, where calendrical signs locate events within historical and genealogical narratives.

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CommercialIdentityMemoryBalanceHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Ancient Americas£0.99

Muisca Tunjo Votive Figure

Tunjos were Muisca votive objects deposited in sacred and significant places; this study follows a documented female figure holding a smaller person and a baton.

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CommercialFaithIdentityFamilyHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Pictish Symbols£0.99

Notched Rectangle and Z-rod

The Notched Rectangle and Z-rod pairs a rigid, indented geometric form with the angular rod seen across several Pictish composite signs. A surviving example is carved on the Dandaleith Stone in Moray, but the form's original significance is unknown.

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CommercialProtectionResilienceIdentityHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Animal Motifs£0.99

Paired Birds Medallion — Kyivan Rus’

Confronted birds from 11th–12th-century Kyivan Rus’ cloisonné jewellery and elite dress.

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CommercialOriginal Meaning UnknownHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Heraldry & Emblems£0.99

Palmer's Palm

Palm-frond badges joined the ancient Christian symbolism of the palm with medieval pilgrimage, evoking martyrdom, spiritual victory and Jerusalem without every surviving badge necessarily identifying a Holy Land pilgrim.

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CommercialFaithResilienceHopeHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Makers Marks£0.99

Passau Running Wolf Blade Mark

Running Wolf blade mark associated with the swordsmiths of Passau.

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CommercialIdentityHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Heraldry & Emblems£0.99

Pelican in Her Piety

Medieval bestiaries told of a pelican piercing her own breast to revive her young with blood, turning the bird into a powerful Christian image of sacrifice, love and redemption.

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CommercialCompassionLoveFaithHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Mythic Beasts£0.99

Phoenix Ash Device

Ash places the emphasis after the fire rather than during it. Drawing on later phoenix traditions of death and renewed life, this device becomes an emblem of loss endured, what remains, and the possibility of beginning again.

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CommercialRenewalStrengthTransformationHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Pictish Symbols£0.99

Pictish Beast

With its long snout, curved body and unmistakably unfamiliar anatomy, the Pictish Beast is one of the most enigmatic creatures carved on Pictish stones. Its identity—and what it meant to the people who carved it—remains unknown.

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CommercialStrengthResilienceIdentityHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Heraldry & Emblems£0.99

Pilgrim Ampulla

Small lead-alloy ampullae let medieval pilgrims carry water, oil or other shrine-associated substances home, turning a sacred journey into something tangible that could be kept and remembered.

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CommercialFaithMemoryHealingHistorically supported

Medieval · documented field

Heraldry & Emblems£0.99

Pilgrim Bell

Small bells survive among the material traces of medieval pilgrimage, including examples linked with Thomas Becket's shrine at Canterbury, where they served as portable reminders of a sacred journey and place.

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CommercialFaithIdentityMemoryHistorically supported