Object Type
Jewelry, Sculpture and Figurines
Material
Stone
Country of Origin
El Salvador
Credit
Secretaría de Cultura de la Presidencia
Caption
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: Mosaic, Pipil culture, Post Classic period.
For import restrictions in force from 1987, see History of Import Restrictions below.