Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Feet of Vishnu

A little domed pavilion shelters two slender figures and a few symbols.

This plaque amulet depicting the feet of Vishnu 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. Flat, slightly uneven pendant with a narrow loop above a pointed shoulder. Beneath a fine-meshed dome stand two tall robed figures, with small marks beside them. A beaded border runs around the lower edge. It is 0.75 inches long and 1.13 high.

Elegant in miniature, with a slightly bent corner for personality.