SUMERIAN MARBLE INLAID QUADRUPED AMULET. Ca. 3000 BC A marble amulet carved as a recumbent quadruped, the compact form shown resting with the limbs tucked beneath and covered with a regular pattern of drilled circular depressions, possibly for inlays. The elongated head has small, rounded ears, a projecting muzzle with drilled nostrils, and large circular eye sockets. Size: 65mm x 40mm; Weight: 105g. Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 59.41.33.