The image of a woman, scales in one hand and sword in the other, exemplifies justice throughout the ages. Her face is masked with a blindfold, that indicates that she will be fair and impartial to those upon whom she is enacted. In some iterations, such as in Ancient Egypt, Justice would use the scales to weigh the deceased’s heart against the Feather of Truth, to decide their fate in the afterlife. Set above a garnet gem.
