Crab from "Cleopatra's Needle"
Object type: Obelisk support, crab
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Roman Period
Date: 13 B.C.
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 37 × w. 64.5 × d. 54.6 cm (14 9/16 × 25 3/8 × 21 1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Alexandria Region Alexandria
Credit line: Gift of Henry H. Gorringe, 1881
Accession year: 1881
Tags: Crabs