Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Upside-Down Deity

A moth-like figure sits in a dotted square, and the disc around it has clearly seen things.

This coin silver plaque amulet depicting an upside-down deity is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. Rajasthan has a long tradition of silver work, in which makers cut, stamp and chase figures into flat plaques that can be strung on a cord or chain. A square panel with a beaded border is set on an irregular round disc. Within it, a winged or leafy figure rises above a rounded body, flanked by small sprigs. Fine hairline cracks run across the disc, and the loop sits off to one side. It is 1 inches long and 1.25 high.

Cracked but composed, like a good sketch of a bug.