Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy sculptural whistle It's got a thick

It's got a thick

considering what a lot of love and work went into creating him

5" tall x 3 1/4" at widest diameter

on which there is some loss of lacquer on the backside in one corner

This beautiful piece

Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy sculptural whistle It's got a thickThis 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