Victorian Red Coral Manu Fica Amulet charm Natural opals & rose cut

Natural opals & rose cut diamonds

"Torpedo" earrings (named after the self propelled underwater explosive projectile with which they roughly share a shape

and opens to store a small memento or keepsake

The Cuban link

Victorian Red Coral Manu Fica Amulet charm Natural opals & rose cutDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 An excellent antique coral manu fica amulet dating from the early Victorian period, circa 1850. It's gold topped, and the deep red coral creates a striking contrast with the yellow metal. 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