Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Vishnupadaka Under Chhatri

Two bare feet stand under a parasol, with every toe accounted for.

This plaque amulet depicting Vishnupadaka under chhatri is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India, in coin silver. The footprints of Vishnu are widely venerated in Hindu devotion as a sign of the god's presence, and a chhatri, or parasol, is a traditional mark of honor. Here the two feet are raised in repoussé beneath a fringed umbrella, with a woven mat below them. Tall plants and round vessels with tassels stand on either side. A beaded border runs around the house-shaped plaque, with a flower-topped loop at the peak. It is 1.25 inches long and 1.75 high.

Reverence, set down at the scale of a pocket.