Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Seven Sisters

A flat shield-shaped pendant stamped with a little temple and a row of pillars.

This plaque amulet depicting the seven sisters is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Plaque amulets of this kind are generally worn on a cord or chain, and Hindu amulets are often meant to offer protection to the wearer. A small, pale plaque with a house-like pointed top and a tall tab for hanging. Raised in relief is a columned building with a peaked roof and a row of beaded dots along the borders. The metal is soft and dull. It is 0.75 inches long and 1 high.

A whole building, minted at the scale of a thumbnail.