Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Kali

Four arms out, a crescent moon at her shoulder, and a deer leaping below.

This plaque amulet depicting Kali is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Kali is worshipped as a fierce and protective form of the Goddess, and her image was commonly stamped onto devotional silver by village smiths in Rajasthan. The goddess stands with knees bent, arms spread holding a trident and other objects, her hair flared to either side. Flowers, a small moon and a running animal fill the spaces around her. A beaded border runs inside the broad leaf-shaped rim, and a textured loop rises from the top. It is 2 inches long and 2.5 high.

Plenty going on, and the goddess firmly in charge.