NMAI 230153: Tube Bead

Primary Title:
NMAI 230153: Tube Bead
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Tube Bead
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bead
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 230153
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
230153
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Cast tubular bead 3.5cm long. 0.5cm wide. Has slight rim at ends but this has been reduced almost to nothing through finishing and polishing.
Note: Owner Accession
Panama; Panamá Province; Arriaján District; ; Venado Beach. Between Veracruz and Palo Santo
Note: Condition Review
Good condition. slight amount of brown accretion on interior
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1961
Time Period: Examination Date
2/3/2009
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: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Dade, Philip
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Dade, Philip (Museum Purchase/Purchased, 1/1/1961)
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
Cast- Solid Note: Interior has typical cast surface with pitted surface
Technique: Finishing
Note: Very high polish on exterior
Measurements:
Type:Diameter Value:0.5c wide Units:mm Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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si_2771375230153_b 20090414 ach for pid si_2771375230153_b 20090414 achDownload
si_568e851503775CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 230153)Download