Game Piece with Zodiac Sign of Cancer or Scorpio, mid-12th century, North French, Walrus ivory, Overall: 2 7/16 x 1/2 in. (6.2 x 1.3 cm), Ivories-Walrus, This rare carving of a stylized crab representing the sign for Cancer or Scorpio likely came from a set of game pieces containing the Zodiac signs. The opposing twelve pieces probably depicted the Labors of the Months, scenes of common rural activities in the Middle Ages
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