Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Upside-Down Deity

A disc with a ring of beads, a dotted figure, and arms flung out like a starfish.

This coin silver plaque amulet depicting an upside-down deity is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. Rajasthan has a long tradition of silver work, in which makers cut, stamp and chase figures into flat plaques that can be strung on a cord or chain. Round plaque with a finely beaded rim and a curved upright loop. Radiating engraved lines spread behind a figure built of dots and small balls, with an X shape at one side. The surface is bright and crisply stamped. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

All that radiating energy in a package this small.