
Containers and Vessels
Metal
Greece
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.B.2 of Designated List in force since 2011.
In bronze, gold, and silver. These may belong to conventional shapes such as bowls, cups, jars, jugs, strainers, cauldrons, and lamps, or may occur in the shape of an animal or part of an animal.
Approximate date: 5th millennium B.C. to 15th century A.D.
Example shown:
Hydria
Material: Bronze; Period: Second quarter of the 5th century B.C.; Provenance: Unknown (confiscated); Place of Production: Attica; Dimensions: height - 0.395 m.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens