Carved Wood Cup or Handle or?

Purchased this wood carved handle or something from the thrift store more out of curiosity than anything else. It measures about 5" x 2" at it's widest point. Looks like it has lizards carved on it. It's shaped like a tall small cup or perhaps was a handle or something at some point in time. Any ideas on what it is, it's age and origin? Thanks!

 

Interesting object. Dice cup?

 

I am curious too. I’ve seen drums shaped like this, but the covered end would be animal hide.

 

Page with some dice cups somewhat similar to the object, and bone/ivory dice.

https://averweij.web.cern.ch/averweij/bone.htm

 

Wow, Spring! Sorry I didn’t look them up! Thank you!

 

Unbelievable, thanks for the info! Nice call on that Spring, I think you may be correct! Wonder how old it is and where it was made?

 

I saw some images of lizards mouth to tail like some of yours. They called them kissing geckos.

 

Thanks Huntingtreasure. I guess if they are geckos the cup could be from a lot of different places.

 

Always worth to check. One is blue, I wonder why.