Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Warrior on Horse

Blocky, seated and serene, with a smudge of amber clinging to the loop.

This plaque amulet depicting a warrior on horse is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Rajasthan has a long tradition of mounted warriors, and horsemen appear often in its folk art, regional legends and the images of local deities. Symmetrical house-shaped plaque with a straight loop, a trace of yellow residue at its top, and a ring of dots around the arched field. A figure sits in profile on a low animal, rendered in broad shapes. It is 0.5 inches long and 0.75 high.

Plain speaking, raised in soft silver relief.