Sweet, Very Old Little Ball in Cage Whimsy with Rounded Ends and Black Paint sandpaper painting I need to double check

I need to double check dimensions but about 5 inches tall

especially very old Dutch ones

but have no idea how it got there

There is a very thin black line on one side

Sweet, Very Old Little Ball in Cage Whimsy with Rounded Ends and Black Paint sandpaper painting I need to double checkA humble but really a wonderful little whimsy, in which the hand of its maker feels emphatically present. Quite an old one for sure, once painted black but with lots of wear that makes each of its four sides distinguished by a progressive loss of paint (and gain of warm dry wood patina.) With nice rounded ends that give it a special feel and a beautifully formed little ball inside the cage with fine carve marks all over it. 3 1 4 x 5 8 and in good