Victorian 15k Gold Lucky Manu Fica Pendant tiger's eye with the sterner and melancholic

with the sterner and melancholic Pierrot

"Tiger's-eye is an attractive and popular gemstone that is ubiquitous in stores that cater to rock and mineral collectors

The "covers" and "spine" are embellished with the most gorgeous floral engravings

The stone is gorgeous

The quality and craftsmanship of these period rings never fail to amaze me - you can tell that whomever made this ring was deeply passionate about their craft

Victorian 15k Gold Lucky Manu Fica Pendant tiger's eye with the sterner and melancholicDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 The Manu Fica (aka figa, fig hand, mano fico) is an ancient obscene gesture, intended to figuratively represent sexual union. It was used to ward of the Evil Eye, apparently on the assumption that evil can be repelled by obscenity; that even demons will flee from the notion of sex reproduction. The fig (fica in Latin) was a fruit sacred to Bacchus, and associated by the Romans with female fertility and eroticism. Among Early