Frisian or Flemish wooden part of a carriage?

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Thanks for your comments! Sadly I do not have a neither fireplace nor a horse wagon

Originally Posted by Saracen

I think it's a Sinhala lion.

Thats a pretty interesting idea. I meanwhile found some similar examples, but the lions look different
https://www.imago-images.com/st/0089458027

If the lion on the piece in discussion has a link to a dutch colony, that would make it an interesting piece of history