Stone 

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Import restricted since 1995.

Section 8a of Designated List in force since 1995.

Jade or Similar Greenstone Artifacts
Lustrous and hard green-colored stone crafted into: beads (spherical, globular, tubular, discoidal); pendants (plain or with human or animal effigies, including so called ‘‘axe gods’’ and canine tooth effigies); plaques (or pectorals) with elaborate designs; masks; mosaics; earspools; animal or human effigies (heads or full figure); or schematic squatting human forms (similar to examples from the El Cajón area of Honduras).

Example shown: Maya jade or greenstone sculpture, Late Classic period.

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