Shark's tooth
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFossilized tooth
DimensionsOverall: 3.4 x 1.9 x 1 cm (13/16 x 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.2858
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7200, E of mastaba G 7230-7240: G 7230. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
860–840 B.C.
26–20 B.C.
664–653 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
A.D. 700–1520