Crossword Clue:

the object of study

Answer	Crossword Clue
GEM	Lapidarist's object of study
EYE	Object on the back of a dollar bill
OBELISK	Object at the center of St. Peter's Square

NEWKID	Object of curiosity on the first day of school
BABE	Object of the search by the Three Wise Men
WTO	Intl. group that's the object of many mass protests
ORB	Object in the right hand of the king of clubs