Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Seven Sisters

Bold upright shapes with diagonal hatching march across a nearly square plaque.

This plaque amulet depicting the seven sisters is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Groups of seven sister goddesses are worshipped in various forms across India, and they are generally regarded as protective, especially in village traditions. A nearly square pendant with two small notched loops on top. A line of rounded buds sits above a row of tall, tapering forms filled with slanting hatch lines. The edges are slightly irregular and the surface softly worn. It is 0.8 inches long and 0.8 high.

The hatching is hand-cut and delightfully uneven.