Manuel Bozzi's Bestiary: Real and Fantastic Animals in Silver
There was a time when bestiaries were sacred books. Medieval monks cataloged real and imaginary animals—the lion, the dragon, the unicorn, the salamander—attributing a moral, spiritual, and symbolic meaning to each one. They were not zoological encyclopedias. They were alphabets of the inner world.
Manuel Bozzi didn't write a book; he created a bestiary out of silver.
Every animal in his catalog is a chapter. A character. A life choice etched in metal.
Why Manuel Bozzi Draws Inspiration from the Animal Kingdom
From the very beginning of his career, Manuel has viewed animals with the same combination of attention, respect, and wonder that medieval bestiary authors brought to their creatures.
This isn't just decoration; it's a language in its own right.
An animal—whether real or fantastical—carries with it an immediate, universal symbolic meaning that transcends cultures. The gorilla represents strength and protection. The snake represents transformation and danger. The armadillo represents defense and resilience. The dragon represents power and mystery.
Choosing to wear an animal on your finger or wrist isn't just a matter of personal taste; it means choosing what kind of energy you want to have close to you.
Manuel has always blended reality and fantasy—animals that exist and those that should exist—because both stem from the same human need: the need to find in the external world a mirror for the inner world.
Browse this collection and find your faithful companion.
The Bestiary: The Most Iconic Creatures
Silverback Gorilla: The Protective Force
The Silverback Gorilla is perhaps the most imposing creature in Manuel Bozzi’s bestiary.
The silverback gorilla is the dominant male of the group. He is the one with silvery fur on his back—hence the name—a symbol of maturity, authority, and hard-won wisdom. He does not attack out of fear. He protects by choice. He is the force that knows how to use itself in moderation.
Manuel carved it from 925 sterling silver with a burnished and polished finish; it measures 30 x 21 mm and is entirely handcrafted in high relief. The result is a ring that is a sculpture in its own right: every muscle, every fold, and every facial expression of the animal is hand-engraved with meticulous precision.
In the version with Burmese rubies for eyes (0.16 carats total), the gorilla’s gaze comes alive. Two red dots staring at you from your finger. It’s not just an ornament—it’s a presence.
→ Gorilla Silverback — starting at €338.00 (ruby version €468.00)
Armadillo: Defense as an Art Form
The armadillo has natural armor: an exoskeleton made of bony plates that allows it to curl up into a perfect sphere when danger approaches.
In the bestiary, Manuel Bozzi is reimagined as a 925 silver ring in which each plate is individually chased. An object that celebrates the idea that defending oneself is not cowardice but intelligence.
→ Armadillo — €175.00
Snakedrome: The Metamorphosis
The snake is the oldest creature in the human symbolic bestiary. From Genesis to Greek mythology, from alchemy to rock iconography. It sheds its skin and begins anew. It is the cycle of death and rebirth condensed into a crawling form.
Snakedrome is Manuel’s snake ring—a reptile that wraps itself around his finger with the pinpoint precision of someone who knows bodies by heart.
→ Snakedrome — €400.00
The Little Dragons: Fantasy Becomes Reality
Dragons don't exist. Yet every human civilization has invented them, independently of one another. Europe, China, Mesoamerica, the Middle East—all have felt the need to imagine a creature that combines a snake, fire, and flight.
There is something within us that needs the dragon.
Manuel knows this, and he's decided to make a pair of cufflinks featuring dragon heads and scaled armor.
The Little Dragons are tiny creatures sculpted in 925 sterling silver—small in size, but huge in spirit. Two dragons that either face off or protect each other, depending on how you look at them.
→ The Little Dragons — €290.00
The Great Octopus: Intelligence from the Depths
The octopus is the most alien creature inhabiting our planet. It has three hearts, blue blood, a brain distributed across eight tentacles, and the ability to change shape and color in an instant.
It is a symbol of adaptability. Of lateral thinking. Of those who think in ways others don't understand.
The Great Octopus by Manuel is a monumental ring: a sculpture that wraps around your finger like a creature from the deep that has decided not to let you go.
→ The Great Octopus — €398.00
Tutankhamun: The Divine Animal
Not all the animals in Manuel Bozzi's bestiary are physical creatures. Some are deities.
Tutankhamun features the pharaoh’s iconography on the ring—the mask with a cobra and a vulture, the sacred animals of ancient Egypt that symbolized royal power and divine protection. A ring that blends bestiary motifs with archeo-tribal elements, another deep-rooted aspect of Manuel Bozzi’s aesthetic.
→ Tutankhamun — €365.00
Finding Your Pet
In the medieval bestiary, every animal had an ideal reader. Not all animals were meant for everyone. The eagle was for those who aspired to greatness. The lion was for those who bore responsibility. The dove was for those who sought peace.
It works the same way in the Manuel Bozzi catalog.
You don't choose a piece of jewelry based on how it looks. You choose it for what it represents—for the energy you want on your body, close to your skin, set in silver.
Who are you in this bestiary?
→ Explore the entire Animalier collection — real and mythical animals in 925 silver
→ Silverback Gorilla | Snakedrome | The Great Octopus | The Little Dragons
