Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Devi

Hooded niche cradles a figure with hands clasped over its middle.

This plaque amulet depicting Devi is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Devi is the Sanskrit word for goddess, and in Hinduism it names the feminine divine in many forms that are honored across India. Dark grey pendant with a peaked top and a tall bent loop. The raised figure has a round head and clustered shapes at its chest, set in a niche hatched with fine slanting lines. It is 0.5 inches long and 1 high.

Brooding, textured and happily tucked away.