This device (and other symbols, see 'Vlasto Eagles' below) is one of many similar variants on the double-headed eagle motif used by the Vlasto family. See explanatory notes Heraldry in Byzantium; Vlasto Family References and A Brief History Of Byzantium. See also: Vlasto Arms (1) c. 1300-1500 A.D.; Vlasto Arms (2) c. 1300-1500 A.D.; Vlasto Arms (3) c. 1300-1500 A.D.; Vlasto Arms (4) c. 1300-1500 A.D.; Vlasto Arms (5) c. 1300-1500 A.D.; Vlasto Arms (6) c. 1300-1500 A.D.; Vlasto Eagles (1) c. 300 B.C.; Vlasto Eagles (2) c. 50 A.D. |
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