gm gm 🍃 Hmm 🍕🍷🤔 one could also look at the meaning of the elements and their presence or absence. 💥Scales = Weighing and balance The scales force the examination of both sides. They decide not by power, but by the weight of the arguments. 💥Sword = Enforcement and punishment The sword shows that justice is not only weighed, but also enforced. Justice does not remain without consequence. It is usually held in the right hand. When the tip rests on the ground, it signals that justice is grounded and ready, but not swinging arbitrarily. Blindfold = Impartiality (without regard to status) 💥The blindfold blocks out rank, wealth, and influence. Only the facts matter, not the person. It stands for impartiality independent of social status, wealth, power, beauty, or origin. This attribute is not ancient; it became common only from the 15th–16th century onward. 💥Female depiction = Classical mythological tradition Justitia is an ancient personification, not a modern statement about gender roles. The tradition originates from Greek-Roman art, in which virtues and concepts were depicted as female figures (e.g. Athena = wisdom, Nike = victory, Fides = loyalty, Pax = peace). 💥Presence of the elements Scales and sword have been part of the iconography since antiquity. The blindfold was added much later to emphasize impartiality. Not every historical depiction includes all three attributes at once. 🙇 ⁉️🙌