Stone Masks 

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

Section II.B 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).

B. Masks—incised decoration and inlaid with shell, human and animal faces (20–25 cm length).

Example shown: Mask, Tikal, Petén, Late Classic Period, 34.5 cm in height and 29.5 cm in width

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