Bluenoemi Gifts from Israel Armenian Ceramic Hamsa with Jerusalem View.

Protection Hamsa Good Luck Hamsa.
Handcrafted in Israel - would look fabulous in your home or would make a thoughtful gift.

About the hamsa: An hand-shaped amulet popular throughout all religions and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.A sign of protection in many societies throughout history, the hamsa provides superstitious defence against the evil eye. It is also known as the hand of Fatima, so named to commemorate Muhammad's daughter Fatima.

Levantine Christians call it the hand of Mary, for the mother of Jesus.

Following its incorporation into Jewish tradition via its widespread use in the Islamic world, it was also renamed the hand of Miriam for Miriam, sister of Moses.