Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy folk object ladles and dippers

ladles and dippers

and handles on either side to which a string was once attached

It has been a while since I played backgammon

I wonder who decided that the world needed green candles in the shapes of asparagus and broccoli… but aren't we glad that they did

Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy folk object ladles and dippersThis is a charming old Indian cast brass horse temple toy, which would have been gifted to a temple as a devotional offering to Hindu deities. I am not certain the age on this piece, but most of these temple toys date from the late 1800s through the early 1900s and I would guess the same on this one, which has remnants of its original red paint in a few spots, typical of these toys. The wheels, which were individually cast, are attached to rods and