Stelae 

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Import restricted since 1999.

Section I.A.3.b of Designated List in force since 2008.

Stelae
b. Inscriptions. Texts recording temple foundations or other information were inscribed on stone stela from pre-Angkorian to post-Angkorian times. Such texts can also be found on temple doorjambs, pillars, and walls. The stela are found in a number of different shapes and sizes and can also bear decorative reliefs, for example a bull seated on a lotus flower.

For import restriction in force from 1999 to 2008, see History of Import Restrictions below.

For import restrictions in force from 1999, see History of Import Restrictions below.

Example shown: Sandstone Stele, Tuol Neak Ta Bak Ka, Khum Dangko, Kandal, 6th century