Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Lion

Creature with a rayed mane lunges forward under a ringed, bull's-eye boss.

This plaque amulet depicting a lion is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. The lion is a familiar emblem of strength in Indian art, and in Hindu imagery it appears as the mount of the goddess Durga. What shows is a round pendant with a clear row of dots around the edge and a thick loop above a concentric-circle boss. The animal has a combed mane, a long stretched body and a tail looping over its back. The surface is bright and golden-gray. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Mid-stride, mid-mane, and quite sure of the route.