Lilies are a classic symbol of death.

The high desert country contains classic symbols of American individualism: wide-open spaces, cowboys and the bald eagles.

She holds a caduseus, a classic symbol of commerce, in the crook of her proper right arm.

That one arrived, appropriately enough, in the form of a man who had modelled himself on a classic symbol of approaching death.

Gold, the classic symbol of stability sought in money, is, like oil, quoted in dollars.

Women who once rigorously avoided a fancy engagement ring are revising their notions about this classic symbol of commitment and love.

A fifth asserts that the vase is "a classic feminine symbol."

A classic symbol of Native America, the canoe has become a notable object scene throughout Lowe's work.

A classic symbol of control in the circus, a whistle can get attention when all else fails.

That classic symbol of all things exotic, the palm tree, is the star of her works currently on show at Tate Modern.