Antique Asian Metal Double Headed Ornament Fragment patterns I just love how deeply

I just love how deeply contemplative these three fluffy cats look

as the detail is quite realistic

and then pencil drawing the cross of the board

plastic 1 3/8" t

dagger in the other

Antique Asian Metal Double Headed Ornament Fragment patterns I just love how deeplyI know that this small piece is a fragment from an incredibly intricate mixed metal overlay on an antique Asian table, Chinese or Southeast Asian I am not sure. At first, based on the color, I thought it might be hide, but it is definitely metal, though brass or bronze or silver I am not entirely sure; from what I understand the table incorporated all three. I just love the silhouette of these two heads facing in opposite direction, I assume