Life Size Marble Awakening Dawn Statue was carved according to the live model .the woman with the sun in her hands and moon at her feet, the sun circle cradled in her outstretched palm. Behind her, an inconspicuous sliver of moon is cradled in the arch of one foot, completing this allegorical interpretation of the passage of time.Life Size Marble Awakening Dawn Statue was originally cast in miniature as the crowning piece in a collection of five neo-Renaissance style sculptures representing the changing seasons and the passage of time.