NMAI 225842: Gorget

Primary Title:

NMAI 225842: Gorget

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Gorget

Keyword Type: Object Class

Disk

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Plaque/Pectoral?

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

Known Accession docs/letters Publication

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 225842

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

225842

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Round gold disk with wide raised ring embossed around central circle and a repeating triangle design embossed around the edge all tool from back side (numbered side). Four holes, two on either side of the raised ring, punched through from front to back as burrs remain on back. (0.008" thick). 11.9g

Note: Owner Accession

Panama; Panamá Province; Arriaján District; ; Venado Beach. Excavated by Mr. and Mrs. Neville A. Harte in 1951

Note: Bibliographic References

Documented in article Lothrop, Samuel K. "Jewelry form the Panama Canal Zone," in Archaeology (1956) Vol.9(1) pg.34

Note: Condition Review

Good condition. Slight amount of pinkish brown accretion on surface. A few small cracks around the outer edge.

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph

Time Period: Excavation Date

1951

Time Period: Owner Accession Date

1957

Time Period: Examination Date

1/8/2009

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: Panamá/Colón, Arriaján District Country: Panama Province: Panamá Province Site: Venado Beach Place Time Period: Site Period

Place: Curation Location

Local place:

Actor: Object Excavator

Harte, Eva and Neville A.

Actor: Owner Accession Source

Stendahl, Earl (Exchanged, 1/1/1957)

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). Circular lines inside raised ring are incised/scratched into front surface

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: High purity gold

Technique: Fabrication Method

Hammered-Sheet Note: Evidence of work hardening around edges where there are shear fractures caused by hammering without sufficient annealing

Technique: Finishing

Note: Shiny surface, high polish, some porosity remains on undecorated area.

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2771269		225842_0.63x_shear fracture_front	TitleInfo/title 225842_0.63x_shear fracture_front Abstract NMAI 225842 detail, photomicrograph (2009)	Download
si_2771270		225842_b01_20090122_cn	TitleInfo/title 225842_b01_20090122_cn Abstract NMAI 225842 overall, unnumbered side (2009)	Download
si_2771271		225842_b02_20090122_cn	TitleInfo/title 225842_b02_20090122_cn Abstract NMAI 225842 overall, numbered side (2009)	Download
si_568e851501efe		Analysis Results (NMAI 225842)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 225842) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 1/8/2009 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 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