Crab from "Cleopatra's Needle"
Object type: Obelisk support, crab
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Roman Period
Date: 13 B.C.
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 20 × W. 60 × D. 37.5 cm (7 7/8 × 23 5/8 × 14 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Alexandria Region Alexandria
Credit line: Gift of Henry H. Gorringe, 1881
Accession year: 1881
Tags: Crabs