Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Devi

Seated figure in a darkened niche, with a polished pale outline.

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. Upright, peaked pendant with a tall loop and a dark recessed background. The raised figure sits cross-legged with arms bent outward, its pale surface contrasting strongly with the darker field behind it. It is 0.5 inches long and 1 high.

Calm, buffed up and nicely contrasted.