Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Kali

Multiple arms fan out from the goddess, each holding something, and a small dog trots at her feet.

This plaque amulet depicting Kali is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. Kali is widely worshipped as a fierce form of the goddess who destroys evil, and amulets bearing devotional images are commonly worn for protection in rural Rajasthan. She stands frontally in a teardrop frame, tongue out, with a cup, a bow-shaped drum and a blade among her many hands. Small leaves and flowers fill the ground around her, and a dog runs at the left. A ribbed bale sits above and a small knob below. It is 2.25 inches long and 3.38 high.

Small enough to wear, and not at all shy.