Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Vishnupadaka Under Chhatri

Two small feet under a domed canopy, framed by a border of punched dots.

This plaque amulet depicting Vishnupadaka under a chhatri is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. The footprints of Vishnu are widely venerated as a sign of the god's presence, and the chhatri, or domed canopy, is a classic Rajasthani emblem of honor. The round plaque carries a raised, arched panel in which a pair of feet stand beneath a ribbed dome, with small flame shapes at each side. Clusters of dots form rosettes across the field, and a ring of punched dots follows the edge. A tube bail sits at the top. It is 3.75 inches high and 3 wide.

Devotion, rendered in silver and a great many careful dots.