Indian Pendant Depicting Krishna

Painted figure dances on pink between two attendants, in a tiny silver frame.

This silver pendant depicting Krishna is from India. Silver pendants with deities are worn in India as a personal sign of devotion, and the image is often cast or stamped in low relief. Rectangular pendant frame in beaded silvery metal with two small loops at the top. Inside, a painted scene shows a central standing figure with crossed legs flanked by two green-robed figures under a scalloped arch, on a pink ground. It is 1.5 inches long and 2.5 high.

A whole stage set, no bigger than a playing card.