Inscribed or Decorated Sheet Metal 

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Import Restricted since 2011.

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

In bronze or lead. Engraved inscriptions, "curse tablets," and thin metal sheets with engraved or impressed designs often used as attachments to furniture.
Approximate date: 4th millennium B.C. to 15th century A.D.

Example shown:
Decorative Sheet with relief depiction of a mythological scene (the death of the invulnerable Kaineus, king of the Lapiths, by two Centaurs)
Material: Bronze; Period: Third quarter of the 7th century B.C.; Provenance: NE of the terrace of the Treasuries, Olympia, Peloponnese; Place of Production: Cyclades; Dimensions: 22.5 cm. x 33 cm.
Archaeological Museum of Olympia