Dancing Bear and Piper metal heavy plaque

Pied Piper and Dancing Bear Plaque? I found this years ago and just loved it but started wondering what it was, what it may be made of and how old it was. I've done searches in many categories and found nothing like it. Could it have been part of a set for a children's room? It is really heavy for it's size which is approximately 9" wide and a foot tall. I don't know what type of metal it's made out of. I've never polished it. It does look like bronze but that's only a guess. No markings on it that I can see. Any idea? I'm stumped! : (