Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Devi

A little pointed arch holding a seated figure and a tiny flower above.

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. Pale grey pendant shaped like a house front, with a small rosette at the peak and a loop above. A raised figure with lifted arms and a long skirt sits within a stepped frame, with pinkish tint in the recesses. It is 0.75 inches long and 1.25 high.

Small panel, big composure, tidy workmanship.