Artisan Taxco silver Hamsa hand pendant with a beautifully decorated metal surface and a darker oxidized silver background, providing a very interesting depth and contrast, to help the drawn, carved shapes come to life.
This beautiful pendant is not only a great ornamental piece of jewelry, but it is also a symbol full of positive meaning. The Hamsa hand is an ancient Middle Eastern amulet symbolizing the Hand of God. In all faiths it is a protective sign. It brings its owner happiness, luck, health, and good fortune.
It can be worn facing up or down, both ways will bring lots of prosperity and positive things to its owner, but facing down is more specific for protecting as well, against the "evil eye" .
Just as the Hamsa hand has a universal positive protective meaning in several cultures and faiths, the evil eye does exist, according to some cultures, the evil eye, is a look given to bring misfortune, suffering or harm to others, completely bad luck on the person that it is cast upon. Giving someone "The evil eye" either out of jealousy or pure malice, is a look that intends bad things to happen to others.
Some people in Mexico still nowadays, has that belief and they always make sure that babies or other successful people carry something similar to the Hamsa hand, but in our culture, we call it "Ojo de venado" deer's eye. It is not really a deer's eye but it looks like one. It is in fact a seed from a plant that grows in some parts of Latin America.
Well, there you have it, this piece is not only beautiful, but it will provide you with a powerful protection.
Fashion tip: this piece is better worn with a simple silver chain, due to all the decoration on the pendant and its size too.
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