This is a beautiful hamsa - I was afraid it would be too small but it is not - just a good size. Admittedly I am petite but the hamsa shows up nicely around my neck. It's the shape I remember seeing when I was growing up. I also love the Chai on it, so it's actually two symbols in one. It's not as deeply oxidized as pictured, which I think is a good thing. The only thing I wish were different is that the bale is tiny so it makes it difficult to switch the tiny, thin chain the hamsa came with. For that I subtracted a star. But the hamsa is beautiful and it is a beautiful expression of my Jewish heritage and religious feelings that I expect to enjoy.