3rd millennium BC. A carved lapis lazuli amulet in the form of a leaping or swimming frog, with legs outstretched; detailing to the legs; pierced for suspension. See Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Genève Exhibition, 30 March-20 September 2000: Animaux d'Art et d'Histoire - Bestiaire de Collections Genevoises (Animals of Art and of History, Bestiary of Genevan Collections), for a broadly comparable example; see The British Museum, museum number 120650, for a broadly comparable example. 1.44 grams, 17mm (03-Apr"). From the private collection of Mr A C, London, UK; part of his family's collection since the 1970s. [No Reserve]

Fine condition.