Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Double Deity

A small gable-shaped amulet with two figures standing side by side under a patterned top.

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, house-shaped plaque with a loop at the top. Two small figures in relief stand shoulder to shoulder in a framed panel with ruled borders and a decorated lintel. The metal is bright and dull in turn, with crisp lines. It is 0.75 inches long and 1 high.

Standing together with no fuss and no frills.