NMAI 237896: Bell

Primary Title:

NMAI 237896: Bell

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Bell

Keyword Type: Object Class

Bell

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 237896

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

237896

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Cast gold alloy bell with clapper present. Bulge at top of suspension loop. Triple cast wire ring at top.

Note: Owner Accession

Panama. Purchased from Philip L. Dade by Dr Arthur Sackler

Note: Condition Review

Crushed and fragmentary. In three fragments including suspension loop with top half of body, fragment of body, and clapper. Covered in needle-like salt crystals and green-blue corrosion.

Note: Follow-up Notes

Conservation required Special Re-packaging required. Salt crystals present. Requires treatment. Analysis of corrosion? Break edges visible

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS

Time Period: Owner Accession Date

1966

Time Period: Examination Date

2/2/2009

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: Azuero Peninsula-Parita Country: Panama Province: Herrera? Site: 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. Bright green surface corrosion present. Likely related to salt crystals present

Condition: Coloration

Note: Gold surface coloration

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy. Gold surface with copper corrosion products

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Note: Some of dendritic structure visible at surface

Technique: Joinery

Note: All in wax model

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2771989		237896_a 20090414 ach	TitleInfo/title 237896_a 20090414 ach Abstract NMAI 237896 overall (2009)	Download
si_2771990		237896_b 20090414 ach	TitleInfo/title 237896_b 20090414 ach Abstract NMAI 237896 overall (2009)	Download
si_2771991		237896_c 20090414 ach	TitleInfo/title 237896_c 20090414 ach Abstract NMAI 237896 overall (2009)	Download
si_568e85151410a		Analysis Results (NMAI 237896)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 237896) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 2/2/2009 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 ESEM-EDS 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