Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Warrior on Lion

Welcome a broad, pointed plaque holds a many-limbed rider on a lion-like beast with feathered wings.

This coin silver plaque amulet depicting a warrior on a lion is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. Amulets of this kind are generally worn for protection in Hindu communities, and a warrior or deity on a lion often recalls the goddess Durga. A wide, house-shaped pendant with a large hanging loop and a raised border. The scene shows a figure with raised arms, an animal with a bold leaf-like wing and a double frame made of stamped lines. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

A great deal of action for something small enough to hold.