Teeny Portuguese Vintage Figa edwardian I almost couldn't bear the

I almost couldn't bear the thought of selling it

• Aproximately 18

• Disc diameter is 10mm

this five diamond ring is styled as a classic of the Victorian era

with a pair of rose cuts at each shoulder's edge

Teeny Portuguese Vintage Figa edwardian I almost couldn't bear theThe mano figa (figa being Italian for fig, slang for female genitalia) comes to us as a talisman from Etruscan Italy, though the sign has been used as an obscene gesture throughout cultures for nearly 8,000 years. In ancient times, the amulet was worn as an invocation of fertility and virility, particularly through its reference to femininity. Around the 17th century, the talismans began to rise in popularity in South America particularly Peru and