Memorials

generic term for grave marker found on a wall or ceiling/vault to draw attention to a floor tomb or grave; sometimes called a "formella" in Italian scholarship when referring to a framed stone block

the escutcheon, or shield, carries the arms in the heraldic achievement

Alternate Names: coat of arms; heraldry

Getty ID: 300126352

a distinct or separable design element derived from an animal, as opposed to human, form

Getty ID: 300164598

2 horizontal bands as opposed to 1 (fess) or a very thin one (barrulet)

Alternate Names: eight-point star; six-point star