Lily crown
The lily crown is a type of stately head ornament and the crown symbol of power . In the case of the lily crown, usually an open crown, the crown prongs of the heraldic lily standing upright on the forehead are reproduced. The number of prongs on lily crowns varies; at least three of them are visible in heraldic representations. In heraldry , the lily crown is a common figure and can appear both in the coat of arms and in the upper coat of arms .
Examples
The lily crown is used in various heraldic figures. The bull figures in the coat of arms of the Mecklenburg region and in the coat of arms of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania wear a lily crown.
Also the crown from the Essen cathedral treasure from the 11th century, which was long assumed to be Otto III's children's crown . from 983, has the shape of a lily crown. This crown, decorated with four lilies, is one of the oldest surviving crowns in Europe . The equestrian statuette of Charlemagne also bears a lily crown .
A special example of the handcrafted representation of a lily crown is the little crown , symbol of the city of Siegen . The oversized gold-plated sculpture donated in 1658 measures around two meters in diameter and has eight lily-shaped points. The little crown (a replica of it since 1993 ) stands on the spire of the Siegen Nikolaikirche .
Individual evidence
- ↑ State coat of arms. On mecklenburg-vorpommern.de . Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Essen Crown. At domschatz-essen.de . Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ Adolf Müller: A symbol of our Siegerland homeland. In: Adolf Müller (Hrsg.): Foray through the long past of Siegener life (= our little crown. Vol. 1). Vorländer, Siegen 1983, p. 8 f.