Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Crab from "Cleopatra's Needle" Roman PeriodAlexandria
Description
Obelisk support, crab. Roman Period, 13 B.C. Bronze. H. 37 × w. 64.5 × d. 54.6 cm (14 9/16 × 25 3/8 × 21 1/2 in.). From: Alexandria, Alexandria Region, Egypt. Subject: Crabs. Credit: Gift of Henry H. Gorringe, 1881.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116249035 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 81.2.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551894 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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