Antique sculpture "Elephant and Buddha". It is made of ceramic. It is decorated with paintings in a characteristic oriental theme. Asia, XX century.

The Buddha and the elephant are connected by several myths. In one, the king sent a rabid elephant at the Buddha, but the beast did not harm the saint, who completed all his karmas. The elephant instead touched him and sat down next to him to improve his own karma. Such statuettes bring prosperity and good luck to the owner's house.