Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Hoi Mata (Three Mothers)

Squeezed together under a pointed roof line, three small figures stand in a row.

This plaque amulet depicting Hoi Mata (three mothers) is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Coin silver is an alloy with a fixed silver content, traditionally made from melted coinage, and jewelers in western India often used it for amulets. Darkened and worn gray, the plaque shows three round-headed figures with bodies like leaves, framed by a ribbed border and topped with a thick loop. Stamped patterns line the base. It is 0.75 inches long and 1 high.

Three of them, shoulder to shoulder, politely squeezed together.