NMAI 237891 A: Necklace - Pendant [#1 of 5]

Primary Title:
NMAI 237891 A: Necklace - Pendant [#1 of 5]
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Necklace
Keyword Type: Object Class
Ornament
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Necklace
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 237891.001
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
237891.001
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Cast double animal beads on a necklace composed of five cast double animal figures with open backs for insets and 23 tubular beads. The animals have curled snouts, ball in ring eyes, and various spiral and triangle decorations. They are attached at the center by a cast wire rod and they each have a suspension loop between two legs. Six of the animals have modern ivory inserts while four are empty. Each animal has a single hole on the bottom of the setting, perhaps as a means of securing the inset. (entire necklace weighs 64g)
Note: Owner Accession
Panama. Purchased from Philip L. Dade by Dr Arthur Sackler
Note: Research Notes
Reference in Dade-Dockstader correspondence: (1966) Inserts are reproductions. Dade believes that the gold beads would have belonged to the necklace but he had to get them from his partner. From El Hatillo, mound 6, graves 1-2
Note: Bibliographic References
Dade's correspondence with Dockstader refers to this necklace and indicates that the ivory insets are not original.
Note: Condition Review
Good condition. One of the pendants has a small amount of green corrosion over its surface.
Note: Follow-up Notes
Break edge visible on one of the cast beads. determine bulk vs. surface composition
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1966
Time Period: Examination Date
1/13/2009
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Azuero Peninsula, Parita District Country: Panama Province: Herrera Province Site: El Hatillo, Site He-4 Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Dade, Philip
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Sackler, Dr. Arthur M. (Purchased from Philip L Dade and Presented, 1/1/1966)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: Green-Surface. On of the pendants has a slight amount of green corrosion on its surface
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold surface coloration
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Composite Not present Note: Gold colored with green corrosion present
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Solid Note: The surfaces are porous and pitted and there are numerous casting flaws and blips on the surface.
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Surface Enrichment A break edge reveals a darker, coppery colored interior with gold surface. Porous surface indicates little to no polishing/burnishing.
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:5 Units:components
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NMAI 237891 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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237891_3.2x_break edge_darker core
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NMAI 237891 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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237891_bt01_20090121_cn
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NMAI 237891 overall (2009)
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237891_bt02_20090121_cn
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NMAI 237891 overall (2009)
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237891_bt03_20090121_cn
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NMAI 237891 overall (2009)
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si_568e8515131d1CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 237891.001)
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Analysis Results (NMAI 237891.001)
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Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
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Mailing
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FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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1999
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