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The archangel Michael holding a sword and a pair of scales; in one of the scales: the Christ-child, in the other one a soul carrying a stone on its head; a second stone is tied to this scale, yet the scale with Christ hangs lower
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The archangel Michael holding a sword and a pair of scales; in one of the scales: the Christ-child, in the other one a soul carrying a stone on its head; a second stone is tied to this scale, yet the scale with Christ hangs lower

11D2 Christ as child or youth (in general) ~ Christian religion
11G1831 psychostasis, the Archangel Michael weighing the souls in the scales (and stabbing the devil)
25D12 kinds of non-precious stone
31G the soul
45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
46B3311 scales
46C1215 carrying something on the head or on the shoulders