Sterling silver, traditioinal style, hand of Fatima ( Hamsa) pendant, edged in sparkling little cubic zirconia stones. Length  31mm, width 17mm.

The Arabic name for the hamsa (or khamsa) is the hand of Fatima, commemorating Fatima Zahra, thedaughter 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").