A gilt-bronze figure of a boy, Ming dynasty | 明 銅鎏金童子像

A gilt-bronze figure of a boy

Ming dynasty 

明 銅鎏金童子像

the youth cast seated, with the legs bent in front, the right arm raised to hold an ingot, the left resting on a recumbent ram to the side, wearing a patterned brocade tied at the waist and simple jewelry, the joyful face surmounted by two topknots, wood stand (2)

Height 3 ½ in., 8.9 cm