Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Seven Sisters

A pointed-shoulder plaque with a ribbed canopy over a neat row of tall figures.

This plaque amulet depicting the seven sisters is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. A group of figures in low relief can be shown in a row on a flat plaque, with each figure picked out in a thin sheet of metal. A small pale metal pendant with a gabled top and a single hanging loop. Raised in relief is a tented canopy above a row of narrow, ribbed upright forms, framed by a fine border line. The surface is soft and lightly rubbed. It is 0.5 inches long and 1 high.

Fine detail, pressed small and carried close.