Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Kali

Fine slanted-line border circles this pendant, topped by a loop with a small knob.

This coin silver plaque amulet depicting Kali is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. Coin silver is made from melted coinage or silver of similar purity, and it was widely used in India for jewelry that could also serve as portable wealth. Round disc with a knobbed, tall hanging loop and a rim of tiny slanting lines. A figure with a crescent above its head holds a staff to one side, and a patterned lower body fills the field. A little red-brown tint lingers in the recesses. It is 0.75 inches long and 1 high.

Finely edged and carefully stamped, with a loop that has some personality.