Outrageous Clasping-Hand Figa April 4th 25” circumference

25” circumference

This really special specimen example of a wedjat eye is fully intact and likely circa the 8th century BCE

this particular band would be a delicious stacking addition to any collection

massively saturated Niccolo onyx signet ring featuring an intaglio shield

jewelry from the Art Nouveau period introduced sinuous curves

Outrageous Clasping-Hand Figa April 4th 25” circumferenceAn Italian amulet of ancient origin, "Mano Figa" (mano meaning hand and figa meaning fig, a slang term for a woman's genitalia) represents a hand gesture in which the thumb is thrust between the curled index and middle fingers, imitating heterosexual intercourse. The logic here was that since the Evil Eye worked by drying up the generative fluids, a gesture of the sexual act could counteract it. This hand charm could be made as an apotropaic gesture