Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Kali

Four arms, each one busy, inside a frame of lotus petals.

This plaque amulet depicting Kali is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Kali is widely revered in Hindu tradition as a fierce form of the goddess, associated with time, change and the destruction of evil. The teardrop plaque shows her in relief with four arms, holding a sword, a bloom and a severed head, among other attributes. She stands in a wide stance, with a garland at her waist and a bold, staring face. A border of rounded petals surrounds her, and a thick bail sits at the top. It is 1.63 inches long and 2.25 high.

Fierce devotion, worn close to the heart.