Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Devi

Softly puffed pendant with a long-skirted figure and a bold loop.

This plaque amulet depicting Devi 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. Broad, upright shape with rounded shoulders and a tall, heavy loop that merges into the figure's head. Raised arms and a pleated skirt are modelled in smooth, shallow relief on a softly dented ground. It is 0.5 inches long and 1 high.

Pleasantly puffy, with a very substantial hanger.