NMAI 163862 C: Bead [#3 of 19]

Primary Title:
NMAI 163862 C: Bead [#3 of 19]
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Bead
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bead
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 163862.003
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
163862.003
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
One of 19 beads. 6 that are 0.9cm long (Group 4), 10 that are 1.0cm long (Group 3), 2 that are 1.7cm long (Group 1), and one that is 1.5cm long (Group 2). Group 3: 1cm long. Plain tubular bead
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.
Note: Follow-up Notes
Joining method?
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1929
Time Period: Examination Date
2/3/2009
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: Usewear Toolmarks
Note: Scratches Incised Burr(s). There are scratches and incised lines near the ends where they were cut. Burrs on the interior also indicate some further working and polishing.
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Note: Thin hammered sheet joined along one end and cut to length. There is a wrinkly crack pattern on the interior of the bead.
Technique: Joinery
Note: Other/Unknown Mechanical. Joins aren't clearly visible
Technique: Finishing
Note: Exterior is polished
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:19 Units:components
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