NMAI 237898: Chisel

Primary Title:
NMAI 237898: Chisel
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Chisel
Keyword Type: Object Class
Tool
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Chisel
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 237898
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
237898
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
10.8cm long. 2.75g. Thin chisel with cutting end that fans out slightly and other smaller end terminating in a slightly beveled edge. The cross-section of the chisel is four sided/rectangular. The cutting edge is slightly rounded and there is a burr along one side of the cutting edge (the side opposite the number).
Note: Owner Accession
Panama. Purchased from Philip L. Dade by Dr Arthur Sackler
Note: Research Notes
Mentioned by Dade in correspondence with Dockstader. Excavated from mound 6 grave 2-3 El Hatillo
Note: Condition Review
Covered in clear lacquer. There is a white accretion near the numbering.
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1966
Time Period: Examination Date
1/27/2009
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 and Presented, 1/1/1966)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: No corrosion
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold surface color
Condition: Usewear Toolmarks
Note: Scratches Burr(s). Burr along cutting edge from grinding/rasping. Also some marks/indendations along body from hammering or grinding
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Cast- Solid Note: Cast chisel with some evidence of hammering from the shear fractures on the surface of one side. There is also evidence of finishing by grinding the edge (from burr)
Technique: Finishing
Note: polished surface
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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si_2772031237898_a 20090414 ach for pid si_2772031237898_a 20090414 achDownload
si_2772032237898_b 20090414 ach for pid si_2772032237898_b 20090414 achDownload
si_2772033237898_c 20090414 ach for pid si_2772033237898_c 20090414 achDownload
si_2772034237898_d 20090414 ach for pid si_2772034237898_d 20090414 achDownload
si_2772035237898_e 20090414 ach for pid si_2772035237898_e 20090414 achDownload
si_2772036237898_f 20090414 ach for pid si_2772036237898_f 20090414 achDownload
si_2772037237898_g 20090414 ach for pid si_2772037237898_g 20090414 achDownload
si_2772038237898_h 20090414 ach for pid si_2772038237898_h 20090414 achDownload
si_2772039237898_x2_burr along edge_scale for pid si_2772039237898_x2_burr along edge_scaleDownload
si_568e851514556CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 237898)Download