Old, Real Shark Jaw, Deaccessioned from Prep School Science Department poems This smallish planter is hard

This smallish planter is hard to photograph--it sort of glows

with a lid that opens up

and its got brass nails

I am pretty certain this old painted metal flag on wooden post would have been used as a hand-held railroad signal flag

with just light wear to the round

Old, Real Shark Jaw, Deaccessioned from Prep School Science Department poems This smallish planter is hardYikes! I'm thinking that this was probably the lower jaw of a shark, the type of shark I'm not sure, but seeing all of those layers of teeth make me feel like surely it a ferocious one! Up close one can see (and feel!) the razor like edges of each tooth, four layers deep. I know that this came from a New England prep school biology department, where it lived for a long time. 9 1 2" l x 5" w x 2 3 4" d and in good condition. There is one patch of a bit