Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Equestrian Bhumyia Raj with Consort

Three figures on horseback ride abreast inside a house-shaped frame.

This plaque amulet depicting an equestrian Bhumiya Raj with consort is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Bhumiya Raj is a folk deity of Rajasthan, often shown on horseback, and he is generally honored as a guardian of land and villages. Pentagonal and bright, the plaque bears raised, stamped horses and riders, with a taller figure centered between two others and small animals beneath. A fine border follows the outline, and the surface has slight bends. It is 2 inches long and 2.5 high.

A procession in miniature, thinner than a coin.