Stunning crystal and gold evil eye necklace handmade by the Michal Golan studio in New York. With an appreciation for the evil eye's rich history, Michal Golan's design offers a modern flair with Swarovski crystals in a style influenced by the Victorian era and Middle Eastern art. The belief in the evil eye dates back almost 3,000 years to ancient Greece and Rome and is one of the strongest symbolic images in the world. Wearing an evil eye as an amulet is believed to provide protection against evil forces. The evil eye has symbolism in almost every country in the world and in every religion such as Judaism, Islam, Hindu, Buddhism, and Christianity.