Amber and Gold Mano Figa Necklace Pendant This is the family crest

This is the family crest of the “Brooke” family of England

each set in an a polished 14 karat gold bezel setting

” Ancient Greeks believed that topaz gave its wearer strength

The pendant is strung on a 14 karat yellow gold box style chain

4mm tall and 7

Amber and Gold Mano Figa Necklace Pendant This is the family crestMano 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