South Asia, India, ca. mid-20th century CE; Tibet, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A pair of brass and gilt brass statues of deities that were made for personal shrines or talismans. The larger of the two is a cast-brass Indian statue of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, seated on a cylindrical pedestal holding implements in his four arms. The other is a miniature cast gilt brass Tibetan finial of a seated deity- perhaps a Boddhisattva- upon a scrolling cloud pedestal. He sits in full lotus with hands clasped in prayer or meditation before him and wears a beaded necklace as well as a Himalayan regional style pointed headdress or ringa crown upon his head. The verso contains a hook for suspension to wear as a pendant. Size (Ganesha): 1.5" L x 3" H (3.8 cm x 7.6 cm) Provenance: private Southern California collection, USA, bestowed 2006; ex-J. Malter collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired before 2006 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #133874