NMAI 240663: Pendant, zoomorphic (lizard)

Primary Title:

NMAI 240663: Pendant, zoomorphic (lizard)

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Pendant Representing Lizard

Keyword Type: Object Class

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Zoo-Saurian

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

Accession docs/letters

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 240663

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

240663

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Small open back cast lizard pendant with coffee bean in ring eyes, collar with raised squares, switchback cast wire tail with spiral at the end. Suspension loops for two front feet. 18.7g

Note: Owner Accession

Panama; Veraguas Province; Las Palmas District; Las Palmas. Excavated by Eva and Neville Harte. Presented by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Sackler

Note: Condition Review

Good condition. Light pinkish accretion in crevices

Note: Follow-up Notes

No break edges exposed

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph

Time Period: Examination Date

12/12/2008

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: VGC-Pacific, Las Palmas District Country: Panama Province: Veraguas Province Site: Las Palmas 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

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Note: Lots of casting blips and flaws. The interior is porous and pitted, typical of casting.

Technique: Joinery

Note: All in wax model

Technique: Finishing

Note: Raised areas are highly polished but crevices are porous.

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2772849		240663 x1 DSC_5198	TitleInfo/title 240663 x1 DSC_5198 Abstract NMAI 240663 overall, recto - with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spot #1 indicated	Download
si_2772850		240663 17dec08 ach DSC_4854	TitleInfo/title 240663 17dec08 ach DSC_4854 Abstract NMAI 240663 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2772851		240663 17dec08 ach DSC_4855	TitleInfo/title 240663 17dec08 ach DSC_4855 Abstract NMAI 240663 overall, proper left (2008)	Download
si_568e85151ebb4		Analysis Results (NMAI 240663)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 240663) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 12/12/2008 Idinfo/timeperd/current observed Idinfo/status/progress Done Idinfo/status/update As Needed Idinfo/keywords/theme/themekt None Idinfo/keywords/place/placekt 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 Spdoinfo/direct Point Spdoinfo/rastinfo/rasttype Voxel Spref/horizsys/geograph/geogunit 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	Download