Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Feet of Vishnu

An umbrella-like roof shades two big-eyed, feathered shapes.

This plaque amulet depicting the feet of Vishnu is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Footprints are used in Indian religious art in place of a figure, and they are generally understood to signal the presence and blessing of a deity. Tall house-shaped pendant with a domed loop and a ribbed, parasol-like gable. Two upright shapes with round eyes and feather-like lower edges sit in square panels. A dotted border frames the sides and base. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Whimsical, yet strict about its borders.