Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy sculptural whistle and 2 5/8" across at

and 2 5/8" across at foot

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

so at the moment it looks to me rather sad

5 1/2" tall x 1 5/6" in diameter

Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy sculptural whistle and 2 5/8" across atThis 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