Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Feet of Vishnu

Matching footprints stand guard beneath a tiny sunburst roof.

This plaque amulet depicting the feet of Vishnu is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Footprints are used in Indian religious art in place of a figure, and they are generally understood to signal the presence and blessing of a deity. Soft-shouldered pendant with a pointed loop base and a ruffled upper edge. Two foot-shaped impressions with toes sit inside arched recesses. A diamond mark and two round studs sit below, above a beaded border. It is 0.56 inches long and 0.75 high.

Symmetry carried out with a very steady hand.