NMAI 240659: Necklace Frag

Primary Title:
NMAI 240659: Necklace Frag
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Necklace Frag
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bead
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
Accession docs/letters
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 240659
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
240659
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Thin gold sheathing on round brown beads. The gold doesn't cover the entire bead, only 3.5mm at the center. It is slightly rounded and the ends are not joined.
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
The sheathing has been adhered to the beads at some point in the past but there is one gold sheathing piece that is separate and many which are loose and about to fall off.
Note: Follow-up Notes
Loose sheathing can be used for analysis. What is the bead made of? Resin?
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Examination Date
1/13/2009
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
Hammered-Sheathing Note: Gold sheathing wrapped around the beads. No evidence of hammer marks etc.
Technique: Joinery
Note: No joinery
Technique: Finishing
Note: High polish
Measurements:
Type:Height Value:3.5 Units:mm Type:Number of Components Value:36 Units:components
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240659_0
Abstract
NMAI 240659 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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240659_bt01_20090121_cn
Abstract
NMAI 240659 overall (2009)
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240659_bt02_20090121_cn
Abstract
NMAI 240659 overall (2009)
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si_568e85151e286CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 240659)
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ACH
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate
Unpublished material
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title
Analysis Results (NMAI 240659)
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tabular digital data
Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate
1/13/2009
Idinfo/timeperd/current
observed
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Done
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As Needed
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None
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None
Idinfo/keywords/stratum/stratkt
None
Idinfo/keywords/temporal/tempkt
None
Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkt
None
Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkey
None
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/pubdate
Unpublished material
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/geoform
database
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrn
Species
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrv
Unknown
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/common
Unknown
Idinfo/secinfo/secclass
Sensitive
Dataqual/lineage/method/methodid/methkt
None
Dataqual/lineage/method/methodid/methkey
None
Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc
Visual Microscopy
Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc[2]
Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
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Point
Spdoinfo/rastinfo/rasttype
Voxel
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Decimal degrees
Spref/vertdef/altsys/altunits
feet
Spref/vertdef/altsys/altenc
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Spref/vertdef/depthsys/depthem
Attribute values
Eainfo/detailed/attr/attrmfrq
Unknown
Distinfo/distrib/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype
Mailing
Metainfo/metc/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype
Mailing
Metainfo/metstdn
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metainfo/metstdv
1999
Metainfo/metsi/metsc
None
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