Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Kali

Arms spread wide, a garden of fruit and flowers all around, and a bright polish on every curve.

This plaque amulet depicting Kali is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Plaque amulets like this are made by pressing thin silver over a carved die, which is why the image stands out in such soft, rounded relief. The goddess sits at the center with several arms reaching outward, holding blossoms and implements, her face framed by round ornaments. Plump fruit and flower forms fill the space around her. A beaded border follows the leaf-shaped edge down to a small round drop, and a slender bail rises at the top. It is 3.06 inches high and 2.5 wide.

Crowded in the most generous way.