Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Devi with Tikka Remnants

Wearing a pointed skirt, a thin figure dances on a plaque blushing red.

This plaque amulet depicting Devi with tikka remnants is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Flat silver plaques with a goddess image are generally worn as amulets on a cord, and the metal's softness lets small details take shape in relief. A slender figure with a round head and raised arms is outlined in fine incised and raised lines, above a lattice-patterned skirt. It is 0.75 inches long and 1.25 high.

A lively line drawing in metal, red stains included.