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Object Type

Weapons and Tools

Material

Stone

Country of Origin

Guatemala

Credit

Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala

Caption

Imported restricted since 1991 from the Petén region of Guatemala and since 1997 from all of Guatemala.

Section II.E of Designated List in force since 2012.

Pre-Columbian Archaeological Material (Dating From Approximately 2000 B.C. to A.D. 1524)

II. Stone (jade, obsidian, flint, alabaster/calcite, limestone, slate, and other).

E. Tools and Weapons.
1. Arrowheads (3–7 cm length).
2. Axes, adzes, celts (3–16 cm length).
3. Blades (4–15 cm length).
4. Chisels (20–30 cm length).
5. Spearpoints (3–10 cm length).
6. Eccentric shapes (10–15 cm length).
7. Grindingstones (30–50 cm length).

Example shown: Grinding stone, Santa Bárbara, Suchitepéquez, 29 x 7 x 7.7 cms

For import restrictions in force from 1991, see History of Import Restrictions below.

> CPIA Import Restriction Designated List

> CPIA Emergency Import Restriction Designated List

> History of Import Restrictions

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