Ceramic 

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Import Restricted since 2011.

Section II.C. of Designated List in force since 2011.

The ecclesiastical and ethnological materials represent the Early Christian and Byzantine periods and include objects made from 324 A.D. through the 15th century A.D.

Vessels which carried aromatic oils and are called "pilgrim flasks."

Example shown:
Ampulla, known as "eulogia," depicting Saint Menas between 2 camels
Material: Clay; Period: 6th century A.D.; Provenance: Rhodes; Place of Production: Probably from Egypt; Dimensions: height - 9.1 cm. / diameter of rim - 2 cm. / greatest diameter - 6.3 cm.
4th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities, Rhodes