Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Kali

Four arms, a leaf-shaped frame, and a small dog curled at her feet as though it had wandered in.

This plaque amulet depicting Kali is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Kali is the fierce form of the goddess, generally understood as the destroyer of evil and of time itself, and amulets bearing her image were widely worn for protection. The plaque shows her seated, four-armed, holding objects in each hand, with plants and an animal at her side and a dog lying below. A border of fine beading follows the edge, and two loops rise at the top above a round drop at the base. It is 2.63 inches long and 3.25 high.

A great deal of power, worn close to the heart.