Statues - Hither & Thither

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Beja
Beja (distrito)
Alentejo

Largo do Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco
(Tribunal da Comarca)

Lei e Justiça

Law and Justice

Raul Xavier
1950

Description

Two large stone sculptures of sitting women flanking the entrance of the Tribubal (built 1949-50).

Beja - Lei e Justiça
Justiça / Justice
Woman with sword

Lei / Law
Woman with a tablet with the text LEX

Sculptor

Raul Xavier (Macau 1894 - Lisboa 1964), Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Ana Paula Gil Soares, Representações do direito na estatuária urbana. Universidade de Lisboa, 2014, p. 26 (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 38°0'49" - W 7°51'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat088; Photograph: 5 September 2017
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