Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Bumiya Raj

Trotting through a dusky frame, a rider on a stamped horse presses on.

This plaque amulet depicting Bhumiya Raj is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Coin silver is an alloy with a fixed silver content, traditionally made from melted coinage, and jewelers in western India often used it for amulets. Tall and tarnished, the plaque has a ribbed hanging loop and a pointed top. A horseman with a round head rides across the field in raised lines, with a dotted band below and a darkened ground behind. It is 0.75 inches long and 1.25 high.

Small and dark, with one very determined ride.