NMAI 240658: Bell

Primary Title:
NMAI 240658: Bell
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Bell
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bell
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
Accession docs/letters
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 240658
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
240658
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Small cast bell with double ring top and single suspension loop. Slit extends up body halfway and clapper is still present inside
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: Condition Review
Good condition. Whitish accretions present in crevices. Could be from past treatment
Note: Follow-up Notes
Dendritic structure visible. White accretions from past cleaning? corrosion?
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Examination Date
2/2/2009
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 except for interdendritic corrosion that has revealed the dendritic cast structure on the surface of both the body and suspension loop
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold surface coloration
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy. Gold colored and dendritic structure
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: Cast- dendritic structure visible at surface
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Polished surface
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
PIDTypeTitleMetadataURL
si_2772773240658_1.6x_dendrites on body for pid si_2772773240658_1.6x_dendrites on bodyDownload
si_2772774240658_2.0x_dendrites on body for pid si_2772774240658_2.0x_dendrites on bodyDownload
si_2772775240658_2.5x_dendrites on suspension loop for pid si_2772775240658_2.5x_dendrites on suspension loopDownload
si_2772776240658_3.2x_Dendrites on suspension loop for pid si_2772776240658_3.2x_Dendrites on suspension loopDownload
si_2772777240658_a 20090414 ach for pid si_2772777240658_a 20090414 achDownload
si_2772778240658_b 20090414 ach for pid si_2772778240658_b 20090414 achDownload
si_2772785240658_c 20090414 ach for pid si_2772785240658_c 20090414 achDownload
si_568e85151e034CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 240658)Download