NMAI 163858: Beads [2]

Primary Title:

NMAI 163858: Beads [2]

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Bead

Keyword Type: Object Class

Bead

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 163858

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

163858

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Two gold beads. They are circular with curved cross section. They are hollow but may have had substrate. A)1.8g B)1.8g

Note: Owner Accession

Panama; Coclé Province; ; ; Río Grande

Note: Research Notes

(transferred to MCI for analysis July 2009) Sitio Conte? El Cano?

Note: Condition Review

Good condition. There is a light brown accretion covering the interior of one of the beads

Note: Follow-up Notes

Special Re-do. Forming technique?

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS

Time Period: Owner Accession Date

1929

Time Period: Examination Date

1/9/2009

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: Azuero Peninsula-Coclé, Rio Grande Country: Panama Province: Coclé Province Site: Place Time Period: Site Period

Place: Curation Location

Local place: CRC

Actor: Owner Accession Source

(Museum Purchase/Purchased, 1/1/1929)

Actor: Object Owner

NMAI

Actor: Examination Operator

ACH

Condition: Corrosion

Note: No corrosion

Condition: Coloration

Note: Gold surface coloration

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy

Technique: Fabrication Method

Other/Unknown Note: No indication of a join line. The interior has an interesting irregular texture, from casting or from burnishing on substrate.

Technique: Joinery

Note: Other/Unknown

Technique: Finishing

Note: High finish. Polished only on exterior and edges appear ground/evened off

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:2 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2770919		163857-58-59 20090825 ach DSC06398	TitleInfo/title 163857-58-59 20090825 ach DSC06398 Abstract NMAI 163857, 163858, and 163859 overall - preparation for ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)	Download
si_2770929		163858 20090825 ach DSC06396	TitleInfo/title 163858 20090825 ach DSC06396 Abstract NMAI 163858 beads (2) overall (2009)	Download
si_2770930		163858_b01_20090123_cn	TitleInfo/title 163858_b01_20090123_cn Abstract NMAI 163858 beads (2) overall (2009)	Download
si_2770931		163858_b02_20090123_cn	TitleInfo/title 163858_b02_20090123_cn Abstract NMAI 163858 beads (2) overall (2009)	Download
si_568e8514eb112		Analysis Results (NMAI 163858)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 163858) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 1/9/2009 Idinfo/timeperd/current observed Idinfo/status/progress Done Idinfo/status/update As Needed Idinfo/keywords/theme/themekt None Idinfo/keywords/place/placekt None Idinfo/keywords/stratum/stratkt None Idinfo/keywords/temporal/tempkt None Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkt None Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkey None Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/geoform database Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrn Species Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrv Unknown Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/common Unknown Idinfo/secinfo/secclass Sensitive Dataqual/lineage/method/methodid/methkt None Dataqual/lineage/method/methodid/methkey None Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc Visual Microscopy Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc[2] Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS Spdoinfo/direct Point Spdoinfo/rastinfo/rasttype Voxel Spref/horizsys/geograph/geogunit Decimal degrees Spref/vertdef/altsys/altunits feet Spref/vertdef/altsys/altenc Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Spref/vertdef/depthsys/depthem Attribute values Eainfo/detailed/attr/attrmfrq Unknown Distinfo/distrib/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype Mailing Metainfo/metc/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype Mailing Metainfo/metstdn FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metainfo/metstdv 1999 Metainfo/metsi/metsc None	Download