Reliefs 

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Import Restricted since 2011.

Section II.A.4 of Designated List in force since 2011.

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

Carved as icons in which religious figures predominate in the figural decoration.

Example shown:
Processional Double-Faced Icon depicting on the back side 6 military Saints on low relief
Material: Steatite; Period: 14th century A.D.; Provenance: Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos; Place of Production: Undefined; Dimensions: 6 cm. x 5.5 cm.
Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos