Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Feet of Vishnu

Shoulder to shoulder stand the figures, with feet drawn in below.

This plaque amulet depicting the feet of Vishnu is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. In Hindu devotion the footprints of Vishnu, known as Vishnupada, are an aspect of the deity honored in temples and pilgrimage sites across India. Pentagon pendant with a leaf-tipped loop and a hatched canopy. A pair of robed figures stand against a plain ground, each ending in a toed foot. Round studs flank them, and an uneven beaded border frames the whole. It is 0.7 inches long and 1 high.

Crowded but cheerful, like a very small doorway.