Well, obviously I shouldn't ask anything regarding the value of the item so quickly, but maybe someone can further help me with some other concerns here. I was thinking it is indeed the cast bronze, but then I decided to take a small magnet, and the Ravana figure seems to have a very small attraction to the magnet in areas. I have researched and researched, and I don't know how to tell if its really just cast iron or what. It looks so similar to the Ravana image in the link that was given by the previous poster. That description on the rare antique site says its "Cast Bronze". The bottom does have a few screws which does pick up the magnet strongly, but as far as anything else its kind of strange. Can anyone help me with this? How do I know if this is an original or just some reproduction??