Pendant in the shape of a "cigua"

Pendant in the shape of a "cigua"

Pendant in the form of a closed fist with the thumb protruding between the index and middle fingers, a gesture known as the ‘fig hand’. It is set in a silver mount.

1196

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2025

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Asturian

Physical Object

599

Cigua

02/09/2025

08/09/2025

1cm x 0.2cm x 0.3cm

current,43.368135,-5.587614;

TEXT

1319

Jet and silver

Cultural

metalwork

She uses manual tools (such as a jeweler’s saw, hammers, and a hand file). For working with jet, she uses dental prosthetic tools that operate with a micromotor, such as diamond discs and tungsten carbide burs. She also uses an electric polishing machine.

Barrio de la Roza, Lieres, Siero, Asturias, Spain

The jet is local, and the silver is imported

Jewellery technique for setting and manual work with mechanical tools for carving and polishing jet.

The cigua is a traditional Asturian amulet used to protect against the evil eye and negative energies.

For sale

Unknown

This piece stands out for its use of Jurassic jet, which has been worked since prehistoric times in what is now Asturias. Its origin is ancient, with roots in Mediterranean and African culture

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