statue

In principle, it was forbidden even if it was not done for idolatry, but that was only if there was a complete human form on all its limbs. “There are those who say that they did not prohibit the form of a man or a dragon, but rather a complete form with all its limbs, but the form of a head or a body without a head, there is no prohibition in it, neither in its origin nor in its maker” (Yora De’ah, section 1, 7), and the Rema added that this is the practice. Although when it is not made for idolatry, this is a rabbinical prohibition lest they think it is a sin. Therefore, some poskim wrote that if it is clear that it was not made for idolatry but for play and the like – one should be lenient. Here we are talking about an ashtray that was certainly made for a specific use, and therefore in my opinion one should be lenient even if there is a complete human figure there.