Small gouache painting: a robed figure holds balance scales in an oval panel, with a dark horned figure in an orange skirt below beside a cushion and stool.

Libra, the scales: gouache painting, zodiac sign

A small gouache painting in an oval panel shows a robed figure in red and white holding a pair of balance scales, matching the Libra sign. Below, a dark horned figure in an orange skirt stands beside a cushion and a stool on a pale ground.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium: Gouaches Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2762 × 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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