Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Kali

Many arms, many weapons, and an expression of complete calm.

This plaque amulet depicting Kali is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, made of coin silver. Kali is widely worshipped as a fierce form of the goddess, understood to destroy evil and protect devotees, and her images are usually given multiple arms bearing weapons. In this repousse plaque she strides forward, her many hands holding a sword, a chain, a severed head and other attributes. An animal crouches at her feet, and a crescent moon and small motifs fill the ground. A beaded border runs around the edge, under a bail engraved with small stars. It is 3.5 inches long and 5 high.

Protection, as promised, with every hand accounted for.