MARTA Ao-1-0036: Pendant, zoomorphic (feline)

Primary Title:
MARTA Ao-1-0036: Pendant, zoomorphic (feline)
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Pendiente felino bicéfalo
Keyword Type: Object Class
pendant
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
zoo feline
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Wild microscope
Identifier: Object Number
MARTA Ao-1-0036
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
Ao-1-0036
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master
Note: Object Description
number on object 0036. MARTA Excel: Pendiente felino bicéfalo. INAC: Figura zoomorfa, bicefala (dos cabezas). Tumbaga. Estado de la pieza: Regular; presenta faltante en las extreemidades con el nucleo en color negro.
Note: Condition Review
Delamination btn gold layer and substrate metal, mostly along outermost edges, exterior high points, with losses concentrated around features; none in head interiors. Substrate metal, where exposed: corroded black granular, some green products. Fine sand present on all surfaces, which includes some black granular material in addition to overall carbon-rich material (?).
Note: Housing Notes
Rebagged in polyethylene ziplock bag with Tyvek tag insert.
Time Period: Conservation Date
17 July 2007
Time Period: Examination Date
7/17/2007
Time Period: Conservation Record Creation Date
13 July 2007
Time Period: Conservation Record Last Modification Date
4 August 2007
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Country: Province: Site: Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: MARTA
Actor: Object Owner
MARTA
Actor: Examination Operator
K Cobb with HFB, CMP, TLH
Actor: Conservation Operator
C Pohl
Technique: Fabrication Method
cast Note: Cast, lost wax, no visible sprue (guess: probably at head). Thickness at 1.9-0.9 body. Details present in wax included: eyes, nose, mouth decorated with wax wires; rectangular perforations cut from front to back, with burrs on back softened with heat; partial wax wire loop attached on underside of one foot
Treatment: Conservation Performed
Note: Surface cleaned/degreased with ethanol on cotton swab, avoiding resin patch with acc.#
Measurements:
Measurement Note: Peso: 14.5 grs. Dimensiones: Largo: 6 cms. Ancho: 2.5 cms.
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si_27595980036 verso 17jul07 6327-adj for pid si_27595980036 verso 17jul07 6327-adjDownload
si_27595990036 recto 13jul07 XRF1 6105-adj for pid si_27595990036 recto 13jul07 XRF1 6105-adjDownload
si_568e8514345c4CSV iconAnalysis Results (MARTA Ao-1-0036)Download