Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Boteh

A round pendant carries a trotting animal with a curled tail and a bone at its feet.

This plaque amulet depicting a boteh is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. The boteh is a curved teardrop motif found in textiles and metalwork across South and Central Asia, and its meaning is debated by scholars. Disc with a beaded border and a plain round boss under a short loop. The relief animal stands in profile with a curved tail and raised head, set on a smooth, bright pale ground. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

A pet in profile, and the bone is clearly the point.