Sumerian Terracotta Frog

URUK PERIOD, CIRCA 3000 B.C.

3 3/8 in. (123 grams, 87 mm wide).

Comprising a large discoid base with a stylised frog with its head raised and back legs extended towards the rim.

Provenance

Mayfair gallery, early 1990s.
Ex North American gentleman collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1601