Alcove ornament

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sculpture titled "Alcove ornament" by an unknown artist. The sculpture depicts a man on top of an animal. The man is crouched on the animal's back with his right knee bent and resting on the animal, and his left leg tucked under the animal. The man has short hair and a mustache; he wears a jacket, loose-fitting pants, and bracelets on both wrists. The man's right hand is up to his mouth as if he is whistling. The animal has a long snout and four legs with flared feet. The animal's body is decorated with a saddle-like object on its back that the man sits on, and a cord or strap hanging down on its left side. The sculpture appears to be made of dark-colored metal. The background of the image is white.