Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Double Bheru or Bhairava Under Chhatri

Side by side in a small gabled niche, two matching figures stand firm.

This plaque amulet depicting a double Bheru or Bhairava under a chhatri is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Coin silver is an alloy with a fixed silver content, traditionally made from melted coinage, and jewelers in western India often used it for amulets. Cut corners define this thin plaque, where a pair of stamped figures with round heads and leaf-shaped lower bodies stand under a radiating crest. A small hatched disc sits on the loop, and edges are lightly bent. It is 0.75 inches long and 1 high.

Twins in an arched doorway, perfectly in step.