Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Kali

Narrow, house-shaped pendant with a slim standing figure and a faint web of lines behind.

This coin silver plaque amulet depicting Kali is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. Small metal plaques bearing the image of a deity are traditionally worn as amulets, in the belief that the divine presence they carry offers protection to the wearer. Tapered five-sided plaque with a rounded loop, bordered with a line of tiny dots. A scratch crosses the lower edge. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Slender, lightly scratched, and holding its ground nicely.