NMAI 240630: Disk [CHECK 240633]

Primary Title:
NMAI 240630: Disk [CHECK 240633]
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Disk
Keyword Type: Object Class
Disk
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Plaque/Pectoral?
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
Accession docs/letters
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 240630
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
240630
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Round disk with no decoration. Four holes are punched towards one edge, two smaller holes in the middle with a larger hole on either side. High polish. Very finished. 104g., 0.014"thick, 14.8cm diam.
Note: Owner Accession
Panama; Veraguas Province; Santa Fe District; Veraguas. Excavated by Eva and Neville Harte. Presented by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Sackler
Note: Condition Review
Scratches in surface and some small gouges
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF
Time Period: Examination Date
12/11/2008
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: VGC, Santa Fe District Country: Panama Province: Veraguas Province Site: Veraguas Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Harte, Eva and Neville A.
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Sackler, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. (Collected and Given/Collected and Presented, 1/1/1967)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: Very slight tarnishing in areas
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Note: No evidence of hammer marks, but thin sheet
Technique: Finishing
Note: Very compact surface with high polish. No flanges or burrs from punches as they were likely filed off and polished
Measurements:
Type:Diameter Value:14.8c Units:mm Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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si_2772069240630 wrongtag x1 DSC_5146 for pid si_2772069240630 wrongtag x1 DSC_5146Download
si_2772070240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4809 for pid si_2772070240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4809Download
si_2772072240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4814 for pid si_2772072240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4814Download
si_2772073240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4815 for pid si_2772073240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4815Download
si_2772074240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4816 for pid si_2772074240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4816Download
si_2772075240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4817 for pid si_2772075240630 17dec08 ach DSC_4817Download
si_2772076240630 xxtag 17dec08 ach DSC_4818 for pid si_2772076240630 xxtag 17dec08 ach DSC_4818Download
si_2772077240630 xxtag 17dec08 ach DSC_4819 for pid si_2772077240630 xxtag 17dec08 ach DSC_4819Download
si_2772078240630 xxtag 17dec08 ach DSC_4820 for pid si_2772078240630 xxtag 17dec08 ach DSC_4820Download
si_2772079240630 xxtag 17dec08 ach DSC_4821 for pid si_2772079240630 xxtag 17dec08 ach DSC_4821Download
si_568e851514baeCSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 240630 plain disk (see 240633)Download