Plated gold or solid gold three wise men baptizing a man with a UFO above

[norman seagrave]

Possibly solid gold 3 x 5 inches 36 onces casting of three wise men with what looks like Joseph maybe Asian possibly East Indian origin curious of its origin or value.

 

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[norman seagrave]

Back of it has V M on backsite.

 

[Plug N Play]

Could start here:
Hindu ... Ram Sita Laxman


This one says it's brass ... $127.00
https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/733560277/hindu-brass-statue-shri-ram-darbar

 

[Red-Coat]

It is, as suggested above, a Hindi (Hindu) home altar piece. The figures are Lakshmana, Rama and Sita with Lord Hanuman seated at the left, giving gratitude. It’s an interpretation from the epic poem Ramcharitmanas (Lake of the Deeds of Rama) by the Indian bhakti poet Goswami Tulsidas (c. 1532–1623). The ‘UFO’ is a sunshade parasol.

It’s not possible to say if it’s solid gold from a picture, but I would be really doubtful. I think it’s inconceivable that solid gold would be cast in such a utilitarian manner with an unfinished back like that. The VM mark doesn’t mean anything to me. There’s no patination so it might conceivably be gold-plated, but more likely it’s brass or brass-plated and simply isn’t old enough to have developed any patina. A spot of ammonia-based or hypochlorite-based household cleaner on the bottom to check if you get any corrosion discolouration should tell you if its brass.

 

[yaxthri]

"UFO above" is a very creative, apart from amusing description for a misidentified umbrella!

 

[ARC]

Too bad you don't have the other one.

Bookend.

 

[ARC]

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HINDU GOD RAMA (RAM) FAMILY STATUE GODS FIGURINE/HOME/SHRINE. THE GREAT BATTLE WHIT RAVANA LAKSHMANA WAS FATALLY WOUNDED BUT WAS RESTORED TO HEALTH WHEN HANUMAN BROUGHT TO THE BATTLE FIELD THE MOUNTAIN ON WHICH GREW SPECIAL HEALING HERBS.