NMAI 240649: Nose Ring

Primary Title:
NMAI 240649: Nose Ring
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Nose Ring
Keyword Type: Object Class
Ornament
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Ring-Nose
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
Accession docs/letters
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 240649
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
240649
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Solid cast circular nose ring. Open ring with raised caps at the ends. 12.5g
Note: Owner Accession
Panama; Colón Province, Panamá Province; ; ; Lago Alajuelo (Madden Lake). Excavated by Eva and Neville Harte. Presented by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Sackler
Note: Research Notes
(transferred to MCI for analysis July 2009)
Note: Condition Review
There are some deep scratches in the surface. Covered in thick clear lacquer coating.
Note: Follow-up Notes
Special Followup. Odd surface texture.. cast or hammered?
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Examination Date
1/30/2009
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Panamá/Colón Country: Panama Province: Colón/Panamá Province Site: Lago Alajuelo (Madden Lake) 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: No corrosion
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold surface coloration
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Solid Other/Unknown Hammered-Sheet Note: Much of the surface has the typical cast appearance however there are lines and cracks all over the surface that are also reminiscent of a hammered surface with shear fractures and delamination
Technique: Finishing
Note: High polish
Measurements:
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NMAI 240649 overall - X-radiograph (2009)
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NMAI 240649 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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NMAI 240649 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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NMAI 240649 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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NMAI 240649 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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NMAI 240649 overall, numbered side (2009)
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NMAI 240649 overall, unnumbered side (2009)
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NMAI 240649, 240652 and 240653 overall (2009)
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NMAI 240649, 240652 and 240653 overall - preparation for ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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NMAI 240649, 240652 and 240653 overall - preparation for ESEM-EDS analysis (2009)
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si_568e851518099CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 240649)
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ACH
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Analysis Results (NMAI 240649)
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1/30/2009
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Sensitive
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None
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None
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Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
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Voxel
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feet
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Mailing
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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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None
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