Gouache painting with an oval panel of a figure in pink holding balance scales, and below a black horned figure in a peach skirt beside a stool.

Libra, the scales: Persian gouache zodiac painting

A gouache painting divided into two panels: an oval above shows a figure in a pink robe holding a pair of scales, matching the record's Libra. Below, a black horned figure in a peach skirt holds a dark cloth beside a small stool, with birds flying across a pale sky.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium: Gouaches Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2311 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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