Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Lion

Fluffy-maned creature fills this disc, topped by a little sunburst flower.

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. Taken as a whole, a round pendant with a crisp bead border and a thick tubular loop above a ringed rosette. The creature has a bearded, rayed face, a bent body and a tail curling upward. The surface is soft gray and slightly crinkled. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

All mane, no apologies, perfect posture.