Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Feet of Vishnu

A pair of feet under a parasol, inside a diamond, inside a square, with silver studs at every point.

This plaque amulet depicting Feet of Vishnu is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Footprint images, or padukas, are honored in Hindu worship as traces of a deity's presence, and the feet of Vishnu are among the most revered. The two feet stand under a domed, cross-hatched canopy, above a small round form flanked by curling leaves. A beaded diamond frames them, its corners marked by smooth domed studs, and flower rosettes sit in the corners of the plaque. Four loops line the top. It is 2.18 inches long and 2.06 high.

Geometry in the service of devotion, with nothing left to chance.