Large Statuary 

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Import Restricted since 2011.

Section I.B.1.a of Designated List in force since 2011.

Primarily in bronze, including fragments of statues. Subject matter includes human and animal figures and groups of figures in the round. Common types are large-scale, free-standing statuary from approximately 1 m. to 2.6 m. in height and life size busts (head and shoulders of an individual). Approximate date: 2nd millennium to 324 A.D.

Example shown:
Statue of the god Poseidon (or Zeus) holding a trident (or thunderbolt), now missing
Material: Bronze; Period: 460-450 B.C.; Provenance: Ancient shipwreck of Artemisio, North Euboia; Place of Production: Probably Aigina or Attica; Dimensions: height - 2.09 m. / width - 2.10 m.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens