Ceramic | Terracotta | Fired Clay 

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Import restricted since 1987 for the Cara Sucia region and since 1995 for all of El Salvador.

Section 3k of Designated List in force since 1995.

Stuccoed Vessels

Here are grouped a variety of vessel forms and types whose common denominator for the purposes at hand is the presence of stuccoed decoration. The stucco involved is usually a white kaolin clay with blue, blue-green, red, yellow, or brown pigment mixed in, and probably had (originally) an organic binder or agglutinate. Since that binder long since ceased to function, the stuccoed decoration tends to be very fragile. Designs are usually simple bands or geometric motifs, but occasionally human or animal figures may be represented. Entirely stuccoed vessels seem to be most common in the Late Classic, and perhaps especially so in the Terminal Classic.


Example shown: Maya stuccoed vessel, Postclassic period.

For import restrictions in force from 1987, see History of Import Restrictions below.