Lady Justice Blind Scale of Justice Bronze Statue
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SKU: P7099
The Lady Justice, sometimes goes by Lord Justice, Blind Justice, Themis, Goddess of Justice, Justitia, the Roman Goddess of Justice Statue is meticulously crafted in cold cast bronze, the mixture of bronze powder and cold cast resin. More details... |
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Statue height: 29 1/2"
Lady Justice, sometimes goes by names such as Lord Justice, Blind Justice, Themis, Goddess of Justice, Justitia, the Roman Goddess of Justice or simply "Justice" is an allegorical personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system. Since the Renaissance, Blind Justice has frequently been depicted as a bare-breasted woman carrying a sword and scales, and sometimes wearing a blindfold. Her modern iconography, which frequently adorns courthouses and courtrooms, conflates the attributes of several goddesses who embodied Right Rule for Greeks and Romans, blending Roman blindfolded Fortuna with Hellenistic Greek Tyche.
Scales of Justice's attributes parallel those of the Hellenic deity Themis, the embodiment of divine order, law and custom, in her aspect as the personification of the divine rightness of law. However, the mythological connection is not a direct one. Themis' daughter Dike was imagined carrying scales: "If some god had been holding level the balance of Dike" is an image in a surviving fragment of Bacchylides's poetry.
Lady Justice is most often depicted with a set of weighing scales typically suspended from her left hand, upon which she measures the strengths of a case's support and opposition. She is also often seen carrying a double-edged sword in her right hand, symbolizing the power of Reason and Justice, which may be wielded either for or against any party.
As stated above, Lady Justice is often depicted wearing a blindfold. This is done in order to indicate that justice is (or should be) meted out objectively, without fear or favor, regardless of the identity, power, or weakness: blind justice & blind equality.
Content provided by Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Justice
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Lady Justice Blind Scale of Justice Bronze Statue
