Why did the people of several ancient Near Eastern cultures wear frog amulets? Did it represent fertility? The ability to live in two worlds? Prosperity? We may never know. Maybe you'll find out when you wear it.
The centerpiece of this necklace is a Bactrian quadruped amulet dating from 300 to 200 BC. It is made of copper and probably represents a frog.
Bactria is the name of an ancient country lying between the mountains of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya river. Bactria was especially important from about 600 BC to about 600 AD, serving for much of that time as a meeting place not only for overland trade between East and West, but also for the intermingling of religious and artistic ideas from neighboring cultures.
Strung with modern landscape jasper, dyed pearls and turquoise beads. The chain and clasp are PermaGold, a highly durable 24 kt gold plate with a lifetime guarantee against tarnishing.