 [General Dictionaries] 
n., Objects conventionally associated with a person (real or imaginary) by means of which he or she can be identified when
portrayed in art. Saints are often shown with the instruments of their martyrdom or torture—Catherine with her wheel and
Lawrence with his gridiron, for instance. Other examples are Jove's thunderbolts, the club of Hercules, the scales of Justice, or
the anchor of Hope. While some of these were used widely and in many contexts, other attributes were more variabl