NMAI 240656 B: Wrist Ornament - Bead, sheet [#1 of 9]

Primary Title:
NMAI 240656 B: Wrist Ornament - Bead, sheet [#1 of 9]
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Wrist Ornament
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bead
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
Accession docs/letters
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 240656.002
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
240656.002
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
9 hammered tubular beads on a bracelet with cast tubular beads (2), hammered tubular beads (9), and small cast bells (10). The tubular beads are of varying lengths from 0.7cm to cm long. 60.0g (entire bracelet)
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
Good condition.
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph
Time Period: Examination Date
1/12/2009
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 colored
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold w/ copper?
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Note: The different lengths of sheet have been hammered and folded into a tube, overlapping the opposite end by a couple millimeters
Technique: Finishing
Note: shiny.. likely polished before rolling
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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