Libra Black Glossy Mug (15 oz) — Celestial

Libra is the sign of balance. It stands for fairness, kindness, and working to make things even between people. If you were born September 23 – October 22, this one is yours.

What the art means

The night sky wraps the whole mug, and the same figure appears on both sides of it: the ornate scales — column, curved beam, chains and two open pans — every edge built out of strings of tiny glowing gold particles, with the real Libra constellation laid over them in gold. Turn the mug either way and it meets you again. On the face between them, opposite the handle, the Libra glyph sits at the foot of LIBRA set vertically in letterspaced gold capitals, reading up the side. Libra is the only sign in the zodiac that is an object instead of a person or an animal, and its constellation is shaped like one. Four stars close into a lopsided diamond, with a short two-star stem trailing away below it — and that diamond is the beam and the hanging pans of the scales, drawn here exactly as it sits in the sky. Most zodiac star figures are open chains that never close, so Libra’s shut shape is unusual. Its two brightest stars are older than the scales themselves: Zubeneschamali and Zubenelgenubi mean the northern claw and the southern claw, from a time when these stars were counted as part of Scorpio.

The whole Celestial collection is drawn one way. The ground is a deep midnight-navy night sky. The sign’s figure is made entirely of light — glowing antique-gold particles and indigo nebula gas, with nothing outlined and nothing filled in solid. Over that figure sits the sign’s real constellation: the actual stars in their actual positions, joined by thin gold lines that land on the body. It is meant to feel like a page from a star atlas rather than fantasy art — quiet, dark, and precise.

About the product

• Glossy black ceramic, 15 oz
• 4.7″ tall, 3.35″ across
• Dishwasher and microwave safe
• Lead-free and BPA-free

Made to order and shipped from the print facility closest to you, so nothing sits in a warehouse and nothing gets thrown away.