Tiny Vintage Figa Charm 10k Gold Chain:No Chain • Engraved inside "Vera to

• Engraved inside "Vera to George 11-9-54"

With its low profile and straight edges

approximately VS1

with these earrings dating to the mid-twentieth century

Tiny Vintage Figa Charm 10k Gold Chain:No Chain • Engraved inside "Vera toThe 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