In the Antiquity, Roman priests used to dig holes in the ground on the boundaries of the empire, in which they would bury silver statuettes in order to protect their territory from the threatening barbarians. Some people believe that the Goth, the Hun and the Thrace invaders managed to attack the Roman empire only when the silver statuettes were taken out of the ground.

During the Dark Ages, many pieces of jewelry, as well as decorative artefacts and charms were made of silver. In popular belief, riffles loaded with bullets made of silver were said to be likely to wound the weather witches when shots were fired at the clouds bringing over a storm. More generally speaking, thanks to its mirroring properties, silver is considered as a metal which chases evil demons away. Many silversmiths, who can master fire and metals, just like the alchemists could master the elements, have been bold enough to create decorative silver items in the shape of devils, especially in the eighteenth century.

When speaking about precious metals, one has to bear in mind that even though gold stands as the most beautiful and precious of all, it is rarely pure: indeed, it is often blended with silver… However, “words are silver but silence is gold”.