HUGE African Lion Tooth

Massive African lion canine tooth measuring 5 1/4" over the outside curve. This was obviously from a very large lion, and is quite old. Purchased from a friend on Taxi.net who owed me a favor, so I got it (along with some lion claws) at a very reasonable price. Even so, teeth like this are hard to come by, and it will be priced accordingly.

Since the above images were taken, I've filled the cracks in the tooth with Apoxie to prevent them from getting bigger with wear. I'm still not sure what I'll do with it, as I fancy the idea of having it set in silver for a pendant, but this may be one of those rare instances where a tooth is just TOO big.