Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Bhumyia Raj

A rider gallops across the plaque, spear raised high.

This plaque amulet depicting Bhumyia Raj is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Bhumiya is generally venerated in Rajasthan as a local guardian of land and village, and is often shown on horseback. The pendant is house-shaped, with a pointed top and a beaded border. Inside, a mounted figure in a tall headdress rides a rearing horse, weapon held aloft, with small plants and marks filling the ground. A thick loop crowns the gable. It is 1.5 inches long and 2.25 high.

Protection that arrives at a gallop.