Scrimshaw. Polished sperm whale tooth engraved... Lot 78
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Scrimshaw. Polished sperm whale tooth engraved with a whaling scene, representing a harpooning on the front, and "Ship Rodan of Salem 1862" on the back. Length 13 cm. Note: Specimen taken from a tooth of the cetacean odontocete (Cetacea) and more precisely of the family Physeteroidea and probably of the species called Great Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) (I/A) pre-Convention. Specimen prior to 1 June 1947, in compliance with EC Rule 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-W mc. For an exit from the EU a CITES re-export will be necessary, this being at the expense of the future buyer. This specimen is also included in the French Environmental Code and is exempt from the ban because of its dating.
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