Description
This hamsa-shaped dish is hand-cast in solid brass, its front face etched with the layered scrollwork, feathered fingers, and watchful eye traditionally associated with the hamsa symbol. Flip it over and the back tells a different story entirely — smooth, rounded, and marked with the faint tool lines and casting texture left behind by the mould, a quiet reminder that this shape was poured and finished by hand, not stamped out by a machine.
The engraving is deep and confident, catching the light differently depending on the angle, while the brass itself carries a warm, slightly aged gold tone rather than a uniform factory shine. Because each piece goes through traditional lost-wax casting, you’ll find small variations from one hamsa to the next — a slightly different weight, a touch more or less detail in the patina — differences that come from the artisan’s hand at each stage, not a flaw in the piece you receive.
Use it as a catch-all dish for rings and keys, or simply set it on a shelf as a small protective symbol. If you’re looking for a housewarming gift with more history behind it than a scented candle, this is one that holds up to a second look.
The Artisan’s Mark
Each figure begins as molten brass, poured by hand using traditional lost-wax casting. Small casting marks, subtle variation in the patina, and slight differences in weight or finish are the natural result of this process — not imperfections, but the artisan’s signature on every piece.
Images
Our photos are unfiltered and unretouched, so what you see is the piece exactly as it left our workshop. The single exception is the staging image, created with AI purely to show the bull’s size and proportions in context.
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