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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mmarco102, post: 398528, member: 8289&quot;]Picked up from an antique store, the women told me that it had been there since 1999, they purchase for $1 at an estate sale in Miami. Thought it was interesting for a few reasons so I bought it.</p><p><br /></p><p>3 1/3” tall, First guess mid 20th, it didn’t have the weight to be solid metal. Brass highlightings with what I presume to be an applied patina. Rough detailing(not a piece of art by for).</p><p><br /></p><p>There was an un-legible sticker on the bottom that was extremely foxed. When I pealed(broke it off) at home to check for any markings, I found it to be silver in appearance(see picture). This really threw me off. I lightly polished the sticker area and one small part of the bottom edge and found that the bottom is plated silver(it is brass). There are two holes in the front(see image) and one in the back. Seemed to be placed at the time it was made. When you look into a hole at diferent angles you can see light from the opposit side(in the back there appear to be several tiny openings that were either from wear and tear, or just error at time made), so it’s hollow.</p><p>The few holes(tiny cracks) appear to have come from age. The &quot;Ganesha&quot; has a face on the back of his head gear that hangs over his shoulders and back, which I can not find anything similar, one online.</p><p><br /></p><p>In anyones opinion, is this a trinket souvenir from the 20th, or something personally previously owned from an asia resident?[ATTACH=full]138604[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138606[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138607[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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