Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Diety

A smooth, round plaque with a figure pressed in softly, as if through a fogged window.

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. Slightly irregular disc with a thin raised rim and a tall rounded loop on top. A frontal figure with outstretched arms sits above leaf-shaped lower forms, with curving lines running around the field. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.5 high.

Soft focus, soft edges, and one very polished loop.