SYRIA, LATE URUK/JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-3000 B.C.

Frogs were associated with rain and, as such, were symbols of abundance and fertility. Frog-shaped pendants are common in Mesopotamia and Syria, with more than 200 examples excavated at Tell Brak alone. For a related example in the Naji Asfar collection see no. 28 in Adams, et al., When Orpheus Sang. An Ancient Bestiary.