Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Feet of Vishnu

Dark in the crevices and bright on the high points, this one has been handled.

This plaque amulet depicting the feet of Vishnu is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. In Hindu devotion the footprints of Vishnu, known as Vishnupada, are an aspect of the deity honored in temples and pilgrimage sites across India. Small house-shaped pendant with a straight loop and a beaded edge. Two elongated figures sit in relief beneath a hatched canopy, with round pellets and a leafy base below. The surface is blackened in the recesses. It is 0.63 inches long and 1 high.

Grime has settled in, and it looks right at home.