Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Dog

Beaded in and jaunty, this dog wears a smooth round boss on its shoulder.

This plaque amulet depicting a dog is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Silver amulets from Rajasthan are often made from coin silver, which gave smiths a metal of fairly standard purity that works well for stamping and engraving. Circular pendant with a ring loop and a flat disc-shaped boss beneath it. The dog in profile has a looped tail, a collar and a tucked front paw. Beading frames the rim, and the surface is bright with brassy highlights. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Jaunty posture, tidy border, perfectly pleased.