Frisian or Flemish wooden part of a carriage?

[AHorsa]

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

[Saracen]

Originally Posted by AHorsa

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

This link seems obvious to me. Some stylistic elements of this image of a lion have obvious traditional features, which can be seen, for example, on the pommel of the kastane sword. Probably the master or the customer of this work wanted to emphasize his connection with Ceylon.