Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Upside-Down Deity

Worn smooth and slightly out of round, this disc keeps its figure but loses the fine print.

This coin silver plaque amulet depicting an upside-down deity 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. Rounded disc with a rim of low beads and a loop split at the top. A central figure sits under raised arms, with an X mark and a small dot at the sides. The relief is soft, with darker pooling in the recesses. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Softened by handling, which seems to be the whole point.