NMAI 240667: Pendant, zoomorphic (eagle)

Primary Title:

NMAI 240667: Pendant, zoomorphic (eagle)

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Pendant Representing Eagle

Keyword Type: Object Class

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Zoo-Bird

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

Accession docs/letters

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 240667

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

240667

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Open back cast bird pendant with open, straight beak and a scroll protruding from the top of the beak. There is a double spiral design on top of the head (eyes?) and crescent shaped ears. There is a collar/gorget around the neck and two U-shaped cast wire feet projecting from a very small hemispherical body. There is a single suspension loop in the back of the neck. The wings and tail are thing and flat (~0.032"-0.038"). The tail is a flat band and the wings are crescent shaped. 38.8g

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 are no breaks or cracks. There is still core/investment material present in the body, beak, and around feet. No corrosion.

Note: Follow-up Notes

No break edges. Somewhat suspicious because so clean, no corrosion, but casting core present.

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph

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

Condition: Usewear Toolmarks

Note: Scratches. Evidence of polishing

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Hammered-Sheet Note: Evidence of casting in form of pitting and porosity. Presence of core material. Some blips and casting flaws (on proper right side of beak, for example). The wings and tail may have been flattened by hammering or polishing as the blips are flattened

Technique: Joinery

Note: All in wax model

Technique: Finishing

Note: Evidence of polishing on obverse. striations and shiny.

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2772922		240667 x1 DSC_5192	TitleInfo/title 240667 x1 DSC_5192 Abstract NMAI 240667 overall, verso - with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spot #1 indicated	Download
si_2772923		240667 17dec08 ach DSC_4981	TitleInfo/title 240667 17dec08 ach DSC_4981 Abstract NMAI 240667 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2772924		240667 17dec08 ach DSC_4982	TitleInfo/title 240667 17dec08 ach DSC_4982 Abstract NMAI 240667 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2772925		240667 17dec08 ach DSC_4983	TitleInfo/title 240667 17dec08 ach DSC_4983 Abstract NMAI 240667 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2772926		240667 17dec08 ach DSC_4984	TitleInfo/title 240667 17dec08 ach DSC_4984 Abstract NMAI 240667 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2772927		240667 20081216 ach DSCN0083	TitleInfo/title 240667 20081216 ach DSCN0083 Abstract NMAI 240667 detail - photomicrograph (2008)	Download
si_2772928		240667 20081216 ach DSCN0084	TitleInfo/title 240667 20081216 ach DSCN0084 Abstract NMAI 240667 detail - photomicrograph (2008)	Download
si_2772929		240667 20081216 ach DSCN0085	TitleInfo/title 240667 20081216 ach DSCN0085 Abstract NMAI 240667 detail - photomicrograph (2008)	Download
si_2772930		240667_a 20081217 ach	TitleInfo/title 240667_a 20081217 ach Abstract NMAI 240667 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2772931		240667_b 20081217 ach	TitleInfo/title 240667_b 20081217 ach Abstract NMAI 240667 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_568e85151f503		Analysis Results (NMAI 240667)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 240667) 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: 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