Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Warrior on Horse

A rider on horseback, pressed thin into a little house-shaped plaque.

This plaque amulet depicting a warrior on horse is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Rajasthan has a long tradition of mounted warriors, and horsemen appear often in its folk art, regional legends and the images of local deities. Flat pentagonal pendant with a tall rectangular loop above the gabled top. A mounted figure is pressed into the field, with the horse in profile. A dotted line runs along the lower border. The silver tone is soft and dull. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Small enough to hide a whole cavalry charge.