Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Feet of Vishnu

Ribbed footprints lean together beneath a fine, hatched roof.

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. House-shaped pendant with a double-ridged loop and angled shoulders. Two toed feet with diagonal bands stand in a recessed panel, with a stud and a diamond mark low in the frame. Dots edge the bottom. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Dense with ridges and sure of every line.