Pair of rare 18th century temple elephants carved in sandstone with chalk and leftovers of gold leaf.Chalking is used as a surface to bind gold leaf. Originally fully covered with gold leaf.Elephants have a God status and are the guardians of the Buddha temple, often seen at the temple entrance.On the back of each elephant, there is a large recess for columns- pergola.Price is for the 2Pair is in good condition with natural age-related patina.Often seen in replica version made in clay but here we got the original temple elephants from a pagoda, 18th century.Measurement (cm)Left in pic.: H: 52 W: 35 D: 68Right in pic.: H: 54 W: 35 D: 65