Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restrictions

Honduras - Acbi and Coner Chilanga on Usulutan Cylinder

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Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: Approx. 3-12 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Early Classic
Maker: Chorti/Maya
Designated List Section: I A 1 Ceramic Ceremonial Vessels - Cylinders
Date of Import Restrictions: 03/16/2004
Copyright: Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia
Keywords: bichrome, pedestal-base, Pre-Columbian Ceramic,
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions
Characterized by vessels with resist and red painted designs (dots, irregular patches, geometric designs) on orange or cream slipped background. Exterior surface is smooth and highly polished (glossy and satiny). Bowl supports include mammiforms and hollow and solid feet, pedestal supports. Fine paste matrix. See Henderson and Beaudry-Corbett 1993.

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