Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Diety

Vines and drooping leaves swirl above a figure with feathery lower lines.

This coin silver plaque amulet depicting a Hindu deity is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. Coin silver is made from melted coinage or silver of similar purity, and it was widely used in India for jewelry that could also serve as portable wealth. Plaque with a flat tab loop at the top and a bowed, bright face. A small head rises above rounded shapes at each side, and a slender, feather-patterned form descends below, with a dotted border at the bottom. It is 0.5 inches long and 1 high.

A leafy canopy and a finely striped skirt, nicely arranged.