Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Durga

Many-armed and steady, she rides her tiger inside a little arched shrine.

This plaque amulet depicting Durga is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Durga, the warrior goddess, is generally shown riding a lion or tiger and carrying weapons in her many hands, and she is among the most widely worshipped forms of the goddess. Here she sits on her mount in raised relief, within an arched frame with pointed finials at each side. The round plaque is edged with a row of punched dots, with engraved characters in the field to either side, and a single loop sits at the top. The silver is bright on the raised areas and darker in the recesses.

Protection, with a tiger for emphasis.