A large sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth, finely e

A large sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth, finely engraved in scrimshaw, depicting a whaling ship identified as the METACOM—New Bedford—during a sperm whale hunt. Launched in 1841 in Rhode Island and later based in the port of New Bedford, the three-masted whaling ship Metacom sank off the coast of Pago Pago (Samoa) in 1860. Length: 19 cm Weight: 698 g Specimen of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), listed in Annex A of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 (CITES Appendix I). Processed item covered by the exemption under Article 8, paragraph 3, point (b), of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 and Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No. 865/2006. Any export or re-export outside the EU requires a prior permit from the management authority (Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97), followed by compliance with the laws of the country of destination, which is the responsibility of the purchaser.