Is this thing a work of art?
 

Sorry, that propose to your court, not a work of art. Just maybe someone - then, in parallel, is keen on metal sculpture. I came across this exquisite figurine - a rhinoceros. Iron castings. 5 x 12 cm Date of establishment can not define. The inner tummy stamped letter - T. In the folds of rust. As it stands alone, it is possible paperweight.

Cast iron art castings in Russia: Kasli, Kusa, Kholunitsa, Ekaterinburg, Belebey.
Product catalog Kasli a "rhinoceros" otsutstvuet.Podobnye figures
(size, quality of the casting) were made in Yekaterinburg, in the Soviet era
in Kuse.Esli no hallmarks of the manufacturer, the most likely "Rhinoceros" cast
in the USSR and most certainly not in Kaslyah.Bukva "T" is the inventory designation or
purely logotip.Hudozhestvennoy production values, this object is not
predstavlyaet.V this case, art criticism score is determined by some
: "The article also has cultural and historical significance, as a thing was common
in time. "