Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Sun God

A round disc with a radiating sunburst and a face with a cross-shaped brow.

This plaque amulet depicting the sun god is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Coin silver is an alloy that was commonly made by melting down silver coins, and it is generally somewhat harder than pure silver. A small circular pendant with a thin loop at the top. Tight rays spread out to the edge from a central face with a T-shaped brow and nose line. The raised surface has a pale, lightly frosted look. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.5 high.

A round little sun with a very determined stare.