Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Devi As Bride

Little arched plaque with a dancing figure and a very sturdy loop.

This coin silver plaque amulet depicting Devi as a bride is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. Plaque amulets are flat pieces stamped or repoussé with a divine figure, a format that lets a goddess or deity be carried close to the body. Seen here, a flat shield shaped pendant with a thick loop on top. Inside an incised frame, a figure in a flared skirt stretches one arm out. The bright metal surface is soft and rubbed, with the lines slightly blurred by wear. It is 0.75 inches long and 1.25 high.

Small, sociable and still dancing after all these years.