Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Devi

Slender figure with lifted arms glints from a shadowy niche.

This plaque amulet depicting Devi is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Amulets showing a deity are generally worn for protection and blessing, and the image is chosen to match the devotion of the wearer. Tall pendant with sloped shoulders and a rounded loop. A narrow raised figure with bracelets and a patterned skirt sits in a darkened hollow, with pale highlights on the high points. It is 0.5 inches long and 1 high.

Slim, shadowy and attractively sparkly in low light.