Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Kissing Birds in Form of Devi

Two birds, side by side, each with its own loop, as though neither wanted to share.

This plaque amulet depicting kissing birds in form of Devi is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Devi, the Goddess, takes countless forms in Hindu devotion, and Rajasthani folk amulets often render her through animals, birds or simple symbols. Two stylized birds stand upright in relief, their round eyes set close, wings folded over the chest and tail feathers flaring below like skirts. The silver has a soft, darkened patina in the recesses. Each bird rises to its own small loop. It is 1.5 inches long and 1.5 high.

A matched pair, and plainly content about it.