116 Supplements to the History

A rhinoceros horn, along with a beaker made from the same.

ON THE ELEPHANT

This animal is truly remarkable for the whiteness and size of its teeth; for this reason, its ivory is referred to as a "tooth," a term derived, as it were, from *barrus*—the name by which the local inhabitants call the elephant. This remains the case even though, as Pliny also taught us, strictly speaking, only that principal part extending beyond the animal's mouth is considered ivory. I have therefore decided to present illustrations of these teeth here, as they were not included in the volume on solid-hoofed animals. First, we provide a view of the elephant's upper teeth laid on their backs, and then the same teeth together with the underside of the upper jaw.