Lightly oxidised sterling silver, traditionally decorated, hand of Fatima pendant ,set with a round cabachon cut turquoise stone. Length 34mm, width 19mm.

The Arabic name for the hamsa (or khamsa) is the hand of Fatima, commemorating Fatima Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Hamsa hands often contain an eye symbol. Depictions of the hand, the eye, or the number five in Arabic (and Berber) tradition is related to warding off the evil eye, as exemplified in the saying khamsa fi ainek ("five [fingers] in your eye").