Weird, Wonderful Gods and Gladiators Vintage Painting on Wood Panel stanley no 32 folding ruler I assume this sweet little

I assume this sweet little doll was made long ago from a wooden clothespin

but so crisp and elegant it almost transcends its "tramp"-ness

and it slides easily out if one wanted to replace it

Oil on canvas stretched over a wooden frame and nailed along the sides

4 1/4" long x 3

Weird, Wonderful Gods and Gladiators Vintage Painting on Wood Panel stanley no 32 folding ruler I assume this sweet littleSuch a curious one! I am not sure if the two figures at right at actually gods or just acting like them, with hands hovering over the action below as if controlling it. (In fact, I think the yellow crests behind them signify the Holy Roman Empire, and most likely this is the Emperor and Empress. And I think the dog at near right is likely inanimate, carved into the arms of the throne on which they sit.) Below their outstretched hands are the tiny