The large female figure, her left arm resting on a 'Book of Law',
the smaller female figure in her right hand — 'the Personification of Justice'.
When the concept of "justice" is given form,
Western tradition suggests the symbolic image be female.
“God chose a woman for the job, partly to shame the men who should have taken the leadership.”
Apparently, it didn’t work, as Barak was such a weenie he wouldn’t go to battle unless Deborah went along to protect his sorry ass. (Judges in the O.T. were military leaders as well as judges.)
The large female figure, her left arm resting on a 'Book of Law',
the smaller female figure in her right hand — 'the Personification of Justice'.
When the concept of "justice" is given form,
Western tradition suggests the symbolic image be female.