NMAI 237075: Disc

Primary Title:
NMAI 237075: Disc
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Disc
Keyword Type: Object Class
Disk
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Plaque/Pectoral?
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
None / Unknown
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 237075
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
237075
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Round disk with three rows of small punch marks around the edges (punched from the back), a central embossed concentric circle design with 8 smaller concentric circles embossed around the center, just inside the punched design (all embossed from back. There are also two punched holes for suspension, punched from the front to back (going through embossed circle design. High polish on front. 10.5cm diam. 27.2g
Note: Owner Accession
Panama
Note: Condition Review
Good condition. There are some small tears in the metal and a light brown accretion in the indentations. The metal is slightly distorted in areas/slightly out of plane
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1966
Time Period: Examination Date
12/11/2008
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Country: Panama Province: Site: Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Ford, Mrs. D. (Museum Purchase/Purchased, 1/1/1966)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: No corrosion
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold
Condition: Usewear Toolmarks
Note: Burrs from two punch marks left on back. The punched decoration around edges appears to have been made with a tool with a small rounded end that did not puncture the metal in any of the marks.
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Note: There are hammering flaws present. Delaminating areas of slip on the back side. Flaws are shear fractures caused by working too long without annealing
Technique: Finishing
Note: High polish on front
Measurements:
Type:Diameter Value:10.5c Units:mm Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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NMAI 237075 overall, unnumbered side - with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spot #1 indicated
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237075 17dec08 ach DSC_4849
Abstract
NMAI 237075 overall, numbered side (2008)
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237075 17dec08 ach DSC_4850
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NMAI 237075 overall, unnumbered side (2008)
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237075_a 20081217 ach
Abstract
NMAI 237075 overall, unnumbered side (2008)
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237075_b 20081217 ach
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NMAI 237075 overall, numbered side (2008)
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si_568e851511ec9CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 237075)
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ACH
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Unpublished material
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Analysis Results (NMAI 237075)
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tabular digital data
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12/11/2008
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observed
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Done
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As Needed
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None
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None
Idinfo/keywords/stratum/stratkt
None
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None
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None
Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkey
None
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Unpublished material
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/geoform
database
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Species
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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
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Point
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Voxel
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Decimal degrees
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feet
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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
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