Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Double Deity

A narrow, peak-roofed plaque with two small figures split by a center line.

This plaque amulet depicting a double deity is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Silver plaque amulets from Rajasthan are generally worn as pendants to invoke the protection of a Hindu deity, and many show gods in relief within a framed panel. A flat, pointed-top plaque with a rolled loop. A slim vertical rib divides the panel into two matching sections, each holding a mirrored standing figure in relief. The surface is smooth and bright with soft scratches along the edges. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Mirror-image company, perfectly composed and perfectly matched.