Shark's tooth
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFossilized tooth
DimensionsOverall: 1.1 x 1.8 cm (7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number25.1799
On View
Not on viewClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Avenue G 2, S of mastaba G 7410-7420: G 7420. 1925: 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