Stone 

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Import restricted since 1995.

Section 7b of Designated List in force since 1995.

Cotzumalhuapa Sculpture
Monumental sculptures in volcanic stone in the Cotzumalhuapa style (see Parsons 1967, 1969). Themes known from El Salvador include: a snake emerging from the ground, a skeletal figure with a hat resembling a derby, a coiled snake, and a disk with a jaguar face. Some of these are made from two stones which connect by means of a hidden tenon. Late Classic period.

Example shown: Lepa jaguar altar, Preclassic period.

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