NMAI 240665: Pendant, zoomorphic (lizard)

Primary Title:

NMAI 240665: 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 240665

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

240665

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Open back cast lizard/crocodile pendant with suspension loops for front arms, cast wire back legs, coffee bean eyes, and a band across the back of the head with a double row of squares and projections at both sides. The tail is cast wire and double backed onto the body. 16.7g

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. There is a small amount of whitish-tan accretion in the interior of the body. No breaks or cracks

Note: Follow-up Notes

No break edges.

Note: Analysis Recommendations

X-ray radiograph XRF

Time Period: Examination Date

12/16/2008

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 surface on obverse, coppery color on reverse/interior

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: Gold surface but some coppery color at crevices

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Note: Pitting and porosity on the interior/reverse side and a little porosity on the surface of the obverse where polishing hasn't completely flattened the surface. Large casting blip on the PR side.

Technique: Joinery

Note: All in wax model

Technique: Finishing

Note: Polished on obverse and most raised surfaces

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2772882		240665 x1 DSC_5193	TitleInfo/title 240665 x1 DSC_5193 Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, recto - with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spot #1 indicated	Download
si_2772883		240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4975	TitleInfo/title 240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4975 Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2772884		240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4976	TitleInfo/title 240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4976 Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2772885		240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4977	TitleInfo/title 240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4977 Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2772886		240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4978	TitleInfo/title 240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4978 Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2772887		240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4979	TitleInfo/title 240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4979 Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, proper right (2008)	Download
si_2772888		240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4980	TitleInfo/title 240665 17dec08 ach DSC_4980 Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, proper right (2008)	Download
si_2772889		240665 20081216 ach DSCN0089	TitleInfo/title 240665 20081216 ach DSCN0089 Abstract NMAI 240665 detail - photomicrograph (2008)	Download
si_2772890		240665 20081216 ach DSCN0090	TitleInfo/title 240665 20081216 ach DSCN0090 Abstract NMAI 240665 detail - photomicrograph (2008)	Download
si_2772891		240665_a 20081217 ach	TitleInfo/title 240665_a 20081217 ach Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, proper left (2008)	Download
si_2772892		240665_b 20081217 ach	TitleInfo/title 240665_b 20081217 ach Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2772893		240665_c 20081217 ach	TitleInfo/title 240665_c 20081217 ach Abstract NMAI 240665 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_568e85151f05b		Analysis Results (NMAI 240665)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 240665) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 12/16/2008 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: X-ray radiograph XRF 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