What is in this image? Describe it as if you were explaining it to someone from the 15th century.

In this drawing, we see what appears to be a whimsical figure, akin to a gnome or dwarf from myth, adorning a large, festive hat with a bobble on top. This jolly character is seated atop a large, spiral-formed object, whose shapes and bands resemble that of an oversized snail shell or perhaps a fancifully twisted pastry as large as a barrel. In this character''s hand is a small rod, which it holds as if it is a tool or perhaps a wand, and attached to the spiral object by a simple string or fine rope.Beside the figure on this curious object is a minuscule creature, resembling an ant yet standing upright as if endowed with the qualities of larger, familiar animals, and it dons eyeglasses suggesting intelligence or possibly a touch of humor added by the artist. The overall scene is drawn with simplicity, emphasizing an air of light-heartedness and play. Such imagery might be told in a story to children or serve as an illustration in a book of light-hearted tales or fables.