Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Double Devi

Pair of figures in beaded arches, hung from a bent tab like a tiny shop sign.

This plaque amulet depicting a double Devi is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Small metal plaques showing deities are worn as pendants or amulets in India, where such images are generally meant to offer protection and blessing. Shield-shaped gray plaque with a folded loop at the top and a border of small raised dots. Two standing figures in long skirts appear within a pointed double arch, rendered in worn, low relief. It is 1 inches long and 1.25 high.

A small stage, with a lot of tiny drama.