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Triple-disc and Crossbar preview
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Triple-disc and Crossbar

Three disc-like forms and a crossbar have been provisionally identified on a worn Pictish stone from the River Don, now held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums. Heavy wear means even the motif's identification should remain cautious.

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Triple-oval Sign preview
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Triple-oval Sign

Three conjoined flattened ovals form the finely incised motif known as the Triple-oval Sign on the seventh-century Sandside House 1 stone in Caithness. Its modern name describes the geometry; what the sign represented to Pictish viewers is unknown.

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Tuning-fork Sign preview
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Tuning-fork Sign

A four-pronged geometric form on the seventh-century Raasay House cross-slab is conventionally called the Tuning-fork Sign. The resemblance gives the motif its modern name, but the object or idea it originally represented is unknown.

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Twin Griffin Emblem preview
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Twin Griffin Emblem

One griffin already combines the strength of lion and eagle; two facing one another turn that hybrid power into symmetry. This modern paired emblem speaks to balance, mutual guardianship and strength held in deliberate opposition.

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Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life — Kyivan Rus’ Temple Pendant preview
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Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life — Kyivan Rus’ Temple Pendant

A paired-bird and tree composition recorded on an 11th–12th-century Kyivan Rus’ cloisonné temple pendant.

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Medieval · documented field

Vernicle Badge preview
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Vernicle Badge

The vernicle carried the Holy Face of Christ on a small pilgrim badge, allowing medieval travellers to Rome to take home an image associated with the celebrated relic of Veronica's veil.

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Vesica Piscis Mandorla preview
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Vesica Piscis Mandorla

In medieval Christian art, the almond-shaped mandorla framed sacred figures and heavenly appearances, visually separating divine presence from the ordinary world around it.

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Vitriol Device preview
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Vitriol Device

A contemporary device inspired by vitriol, a historical name for sulfate salts used in alchemical practice and later expanded through esoteric interpretation.

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Medieval · documented field

Volatile Spirit Mark preview
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Volatile Spirit Mark

A contemporary mark inspired by alchemical ‘spirits’ as volatile materials, using movement and instability as symbols of release, change, renewal and transformation.

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Medieval · documented field

Wave-Line Band — Slavic Pottery Ornament preview
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Wave-Line Band — Slavic Pottery Ornament

An incised or combed wavy-line band characteristic of several early and late medieval Slavonic pottery traditions.

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Medieval · documented field

Wheel of Fortune preview
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Wheel of Fortune

The medieval Wheel of Fortune turns kings upward and casts them down again, a stark reminder that status, success and worldly fortune can change without warning.

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Medieval · documented field

Wheel Rosette Pendant — Early Medieval West Slavic Contexts preview
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Wheel Rosette Pendant — Early Medieval West Slavic Contexts

An openwork radial pendant type documented among 10th–11th-century West Slavic round pendants from Poland.

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Medieval · documented field

White Queen Sign preview
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White Queen Sign

A contemporary sign based on the alchemical White Queen, an allegorical figure associated with conjunction, whitening and transformation in late medieval manuscript traditions.

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Medieval · documented field

William Greville Merchant Mark preview
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William Greville Merchant Mark

Personal merchant mark of Cotswold wool merchant William Greville.

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Medieval · documented field

William Holbeck WH Merchant Mark preview
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William Holbeck WH Merchant Mark

Probable merchant mark associated with York mercer and mayor William Holbeck.

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Witham Crescent Sword Maker's Mark preview
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Witham Crescent Sword Maker's Mark

Crescent mark on a medieval sword from the River Witham, possibly a maker’s mark.

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Woolstaplers' Guild Monogram Mark preview
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Woolstaplers' Guild Monogram Mark

Medieval Woolstaplers’ Guild monogram preserved at St Michael’s, Southampton.

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Wyvern Tail Crest preview
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Wyvern Tail Crest

The wyvern's long serpent tail gives the two-legged winged dragon much of its heraldic character. Isolated as a crest, that curling weapon becomes a contemporary emblem of identity, strength, vigilance and power held ready.

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