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Ancient Roman Bronze Mano Fica (Fig Hand) Protective AmuletCulture / Period: Ancient RomanDate / Period: 1st-2nd century A.D.Material: BronzeDimensions: 24 mmCondition: Good conditionNo shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid.Provenance information:Object Registration ID: 930The current owner (S.N.J. S.) purchased the Mano Fica (fig hand) protective amulet from R.N. in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.The previous owner, R.N. of Rotterdam, did not provide a date for when the object entered his collection.According to the previous owner, the object had previously formed part of a private collection in the Netherlands. The date and duration of this earlier ownership were not provided and remain unknown.No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.Background Information:The mano fica, or “fig hand”, is an ancient hand gesture in which the thumb projects between the fingers. In the Roman world, representations of this gesture were used as apotropaic symbols intended to protect the wearer against harmful influences, particularly the Evil Eye (invidia). The present bronze example is provided with a suspension loop, allowing it to be worn or carried as a personal amulet.Roman protective imagery frequently employed gestures and symbols considered powerful enough to counter misfortune or hostile supernatural forces. The provocative character of the fica gesture was part of this wider apotropaic tradition. Such amulets therefore belonged not simply to personal adornment but to everyday practices surrounding protection, health and good fortune.Small bronze amulets were produced within established Roman metalworking traditions, typically by casting and subsequent finishing. Their portable nature allowed protective symbols to circulate widely through the interconnected communities of the Roman Empire, accompanying civilians and soldiers in daily life.Dating to the 1st–2nd century A.D., this amulet belongs to the Early Roman Imperial period, when personal protective objects formed a familiar element of Roman material culture. As an object intended to be worn and carried close to the body, it provides a direct and tangible connection to Roman beliefs and to the personal concerns of people living nearly two thousand years ago."
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