Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Boteh

Script-like marks climb the left edge of this lopsided pendant beside a worn leafy spray.

This plaque amulet depicting a boteh 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. Leaning teardrop with a thick loop and round boss at top. The leaf design is nearly flattened, and a row of bold, angular marks is visible at left. Surface is brownish with a few reddish spots. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Slightly lopsided, but evidently full of things to say.