The mano fico, also called "figa", is an Italian amulet of ancient origin. Mano means "hand" and fico or figa means "fig," with the idiomatic slang connotation of a woman's, um, fig? It's used as an amulet to ward off the evil eye, much like other hand talismans including the hamsa hand, the eye-in-hand, the mano cornuta or horned hand. This one was made around 1860 in coral, a favorite magical material of ancient Romans.
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- Materials
10k gold (tests), coral, new 14k gold chain
- Age
c. 1860
- Condition
Very good
- Size
1 1/8" x 1/2", 18" chain
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Aboutthe
VictorianEra
1837 — 1901
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