A bronze figure of Ganesha's vahana the mouse, India, 17th-18th century, on marble plinth, overall height 14cm Provenance: Carlos Blacker (1895-1975) collection Note: Carlos Paton Blacker MC GM FRCP (8 December 1895 - 21 April 1975), also known as C. P. Blacker, was an eminent war hero, psychiatrist and eugenicist who worked with R.A. Fisher and Lionel Penrose. Blacker was educated at Eton and Oxford where he attained distinction in biology under the tutelage of Julian Huxley. He served with the Coldstream Guards during World War I, was twice mentioned in dispatches, and was awarded the Military Cross for action in which he was involved on 15 September 1916. Please refer to department for condition report