Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Lion

Big leaf-shaped mane dominates a trotting creature below a tiny gear-like rosette.

This plaque amulet depicting a lion is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Silver amulets from Rajasthan are often made from coin silver, which gave smiths a metal of fairly standard purity that works well for stamping and engraving. Structurally, a round pendant with a worn beaded rim and a small loop above a toothed rosette. The animal has a large, leaf-shaped mane, a long body, and a tail pointing up and forward. The surface is bright gray with a few dents. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

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