Crab from 'Cleopatra's Needle', Roman Period, 13 B.C., From Egypt, Alexandria Region, Alexandria, Bronze, H. 20 × W. 60 × D. 37.5 cm (7 7/8 × 23 5/8 × 14 3/4 in.), The two bronze crabs are from a set of four originally used in Roman times as supports for the broken corners of the obelisk that now stands in Central Park. Thutmose III erected the obelisk about 1443 B
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Crab, Cleopatra, Needle, Roman Period, 13 B.C, Egypt, Alexandria Region, Alexandria, Bronze, H, 20, W, 60, D, 37.5 cm, 7 7/8, 23 5/8, 14 3/4, two, bronze, crabs, set, four originally, times, supports, broken corners, obelisk, now stands, Central Park, Thutmose III, erected, 1443 B
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