NMAI 163866: Beads [564]

Primary Title:
NMAI 163866: Beads [564]
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Bead
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bead
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 163866
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
163866
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
1/13/2009
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. Some of the beads have cracks and are warped and bent
Note: Follow-up Notes
Special Followup. Lots of loose beads to analyze in the ESEM
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1929
Time Period: Examination Date
ACH
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
Visual Microscopy
Condition: Corrosion
Note: No corrosion
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold
Condition: Usewear Toolmarks
Note: There are some incised lines present along the edges of the beads
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Other/Unknown Note: Sheet hammered, rolled and joined. Flange visible on inner edges of bead hole.Beveled edge around aperture on top and bottom. Chisel or chasing lines adjacent to bevel on one aperture edge.Wear marks or chisel or chasing lines adjacent to outer aperture edge. Directional striations visible on interior of some beads. Sheet hammered, coiled over and finished by hammering or burnishing
Technique: Joinery
Note: Mechanical. joins visible on interior and exterior of some beads. joins visible only on some beads, indicating that they were mechanically joined
Technique: Finishing
Note: Polished. Shiny compact surface
Measurements:
388 beads strung onto the string and 158 loose beads (564 total). 1.5mm long. Hammered tubular beads. Very thin walls. 8.6g Type:Diameter Value:3.53 Units:mm Type:Height Value:1.72 Units:mm Type:Number of Components Value:547 Units:components
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NMAI 163866 bead 1 detail 1 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 1 detail 2 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 2 detail 3 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 2 detail 4 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 2 detail 5 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 3 detail 7 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 3 detail 8 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 4 detail 9 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 4 detail 10 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 5 detail 12 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 6 detail 13 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 bead 6 detail 14 - ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 163866 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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NMAI 163866 overall (2009)
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si_568e8514eca5eCSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 163866)
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
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