Coats of Arms for Colleges of Cambridge University. Date: circa 1910
Siena, Italy - Contrada - Oca (Goose)Standard bearer of the Contrada of Oca (Goose), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada
SPADs XIII of US 22nd Aero Squadron, operational from August 1918. The machines were shipped back to the USA after the war and used as fighter trainers. Seen here in a snow-covered field
WWI Poster, The Empire Needs MenWWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, design by Arthur Wardle (1864-1949), The Empire Needs Men! Enlist Now. Depicting a lion and cubs, representing Britain and her Empire. Date: 1915
United States Naval Construction Battalions - Seabees We Build and Fight with all our might! Date: 1942
Flag of the Scottish CovenantersThe Flag of the Scottish Covenanters. They were Presbyterians sworn to defend their religion, part of a Protestant effort to seize power in Scotland against the English
Suffragette W. S. P. U Holloway BroochThe Holloway Brooch, designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, for presentation to W.S.P.U released prisoners. It depicts the portcullis symbol of the House of Commons with chains and broad arrows in purple
VESPA SCOOTER 1960SCouple on a VESPA - the machine whose glamorous image is one of the popular icons of the decade, a symbol of freedom and youth
Ladislaus I of Hungary or St. Ladislaus (Laszlo) (1040-1095). King of Hungary between 1077-1095. Portrait by Ignac Roskovics (1854-1916). Hungarian National Gallery. Budapest. Hungary
Symbols of Power and Glory and of Christian Faith. S. Edwards Crown, The Imperial State Crown, The Sovereigns Orb and the head of the Royal Sceptre with Cross
Birmingham Bull RingThe old Bull Ring Centre, a notorious symbol of post World War Two modernism, now demolished. Completed in 1964; Britains first multi-storey fully enclosed shopping centre
Reichstags Dome by Norman Foster (b. 1935). Berlin. GermanyDome of the Reichstag, seat of the German Parliament, designed by Norman Foster (b.1935). Interior. Berlin. Germany
Saint Theodore statue, patron of Venice, on a granite column in the Piazzetta. Venice. Italy
Saint Michael Arcangel. Byzantine icon. XIV century. GreeceBYZANTINE ART. GREECE. ICON with Saint Michael Archangel by workshop Constantinople. Dated at XIV century. Byzantine Museum. Athens
Coat of Arms for Marylebone, London, with Virgin and Child at the top, and a Latin motto below (Fiat Secundum Verbum Tuum, let it be done according to your word). Date: early 20th century
Trades union membership certificateA trades union membership certificate for the United Operative Plumbers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, with Defence and Defiance as their motto
Margaret Murray recruiting for the Jacobites, 1745Margaret Fergusson Murray, Jacobite supporter and wife of (later turncoat) John Murray of Broughton, recruits supporters to the cause and distributes white cockades, the symbol of the Jacobite cause
Police BadgeMetropolitan Police badge with EIIR for Queen Elizabeth II
Egyptian Art. Relief depicting a bee, symbol of Lower EgyptEgyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting a bee, symbol of Lower Egypt. New Kingdom. Egypt
Saint George. Byzantine icon. XIV century. GreeceBYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Icon with Saint George made by the workshop of Constantinople. Dated at XIV century. Byzantine Museum. Athens
Lewisham Military Hospital, High Street, LewishamLewisham Military Hospital operated during the First World War in the premises of the Lewisham Union workhouse. A large sign bearing the red cross symbol stands over the entrance. Date: Date unknown
German helmet WWIOne of the many steel helmets from World War I which farmers still find when they are ploughing their fields
Rosicrucian SymbolSYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF THE ROSY CROSS Symbol of the Rosicrucians
Advert, William Teacher & Sons, Whisky, ScotlandAdvert for William Teacher & Sons, Scotch Whisky Distillers, Blenders and Exporters, Ardmore Distillery, Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 1905
Maypole dancing in the village of Paul, CornwallAdults and children dancing round a maypole in the village of Paul, near Penzance in Cornwall, with the tower of the parish church on the right. A crowd of people stand watching them
Badge of the Royal Armoured Corps. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Daphne Flees ApolloShe is beloved by Apollo, but has vowed to remain a virgin, so she flees him and when he nearly catches her, changes into a bay or laurel tree : her leaves become a symbol
Tarot Card 21 - Le Monde (The World). Date: 20th century
Original logo, British Broadcasting CorporationOriginal logo for the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation. circa 1953
Siena, Italy - Contrada - Giraffa (Giraffe)Standard bearer of the Contrada of Giraffa (Giraffe), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada
Sacrifice of Abel and Melchizedek (538-545 AD). Basilica ofScene of Abrahams life. Abel and Melchizedek bringing their offerings to the altar (538-545 AD). Basilica of St. Vitale. Presbytery. South wall. Rabenna. Italy
Early Christian art. The Good Shepherd. Relief. 4th century. Bardo National Museum. Tunis. Tunisia
Zeus Meilichios depicted as a snake and a family of supplicaRelief with Zeus Meilichios depicted as a snake. On the left, a family of supplicants. Dedicated by Aristomene. Found in Pangrati (Athens) and dated between 350-300 BC
WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Whos Absent?Whos Absent? - Is It You? Chromolithograph recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Printed by Andrew Reid and Company Limited, 50 Grey Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, WW1Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, twenty-four years after Tenniel. In Tenniels Dropping the Pilot cartoon of 1890 Kaiser Wilhelm II watches as Bismarck disembarks from the ship (of state)
Mesopotamia. Clay Tablet. Pictographs drawn. Iraq. Late PrehMesopotamia. Clay Tablet. Pictographs drawn. Early writing tablet recording the allocation of beer. Iraq. Late Prehistoric period. 3100-3000BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Polychromed vase. Tomb of Kha. 1400 BC. EgyptEgypt. Polychromed vase sealed with fabric. From the tomb of royal architect Kha (Deir el-Medina). 1400 BC. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy
Diana Dors (1931-1984), English actress, singer, film star and sex symbol. Seen here in later life, at the famous First and Last Inn at the village of Sennen, Lands End, Cornwall
Skull and Crossbones - InvertedThe Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones
Skull and CrossbonesThe Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones
Paris Masons, 1740Freemasons in a Masonic Lodge in Paris perform a ritual. A symbol covered banner is laid on the floor while a blindfolded man, an arm & shoulder bared, is led forth
Mutus Liber - 2MUTUS LIBER ( The Silent Book ) The philosophers egg - symbol of wholeness 2 of 15
RICHARD I 1157 - 1199RICHARD I, THE LIONHEART Depicted riding into battle, broadsword in hand, armoured from head to foot. His shield bears three lions passant, the English Kings royal symbol
Book of the Dead Plate 2INVOCATION TO OSIRIS Ani and his wife make offerings; Isis and Nephthys (sisters of Osiris) kneel in adoration to Tat, symbol of Osiris on Solar Mount
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c. 1890 sVintage 19th century photograph: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c.1890 s
Siena, Italy - Contrada - Drago (Dragon)Standard bearer of the Contrada of Drago (Dragon), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada
Home rule for IrelandHome Rule For Ireland poster, 1892 Date: 1892
Zoe Porphyrogenita (978-1050). MosaicZoe Porphyrogenita (978-1050). Byzantine empress. Mosaic of the South Gallery. Hagia Sophia. Istanbul. Turkey
