Amber and Gold Mano Figa Necklace Pendant 0mm wide and 13

0mm wide and 13

” Ancient Greeks believed that topaz gave its wearer strength

Measures 15

925 Sterling Silver (tested)

save for a gorgeous natural dendritic inclusion running through the body of the gem

Amber and Gold Mano Figa Necklace Pendant 0mm wide and 13Mano means hand and figa means fig; this charm consists of a hand making a fig sign, a symbolic gesture layered in different meanings. Ancient Greeks employed the mano figa in their art and jewelry. Dante mentions the mano figa in his fourteenth century Divine Comedy and Francisco Goya depicted a mano figa in his 1798 painting Witches Flight. In some cultures this gesture is considered vulgar, while others interpret it as a talisman that wards off