Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Vishnu Padaka

A round silver disc, a domed canopy and two neat footprints set side by side beneath it.

This plaque amulet depicting Vishnu Padaka is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Vishnu is honored as the preserver of the universe, and images of his feet are a common way of showing devotion to him. The circular form, often read in this tradition as a mandala or sacred space, holds a raised shrine panel with a pointed arch. Within it, the feet sit beneath a ribbed canopy, with vessel-like forms on either side and leaf shapes below. Punched dots scatter across the field inside a fine beaded rim. It is 2.25 inches high and 2 wide.

A small shrine, ready to travel.