NMAI 240671: Ear Ornament

Primary Title:

NMAI 240671: Ear Ornament

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Ear Ornament

Keyword Type: Object Class

Sheathing

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Ear rod

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

Accession docs/letters

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 240671

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

240671

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Ear rod made from green stone, gold sheathing and resin (copal?) substrate. 14.7cm long. The gold sheathing has an incised geometric pattern in it and is open at the top. At the open end of the gold sheathing there is a copal substrate but the stone rod extends out from the other end of the sheathing. There is also a small puncture hole in the side of the gold sheathing just below the open end. 24.3g

Note: Owner Accession

Panama; Coclé Province; Natá District; ; El Caño. Excavated by Eva and Neville Harte. Presented by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Sackler

Note: Condition Review

Good condition except for the hole at the end of the sheathing in which there may be some loose resin.

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph

Time Period: Examination Date

2009-Jan-12

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: Azuero Peninsula-Coclé, Natá District Country: Panama Province: Coclé Province Site: El Caño 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 coloration

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: Organics. There is resin present as a substrate

Materials:

Gold Alloy Stone Organic Composite Unknown Note: Gold alloy

Technique: Fabrication Method

Hammered-Sheathing Note: Very thin layer of gold over organic and stone substrate

Technique: Joinery

Note: Mechanical

Technique: Finishing

Note: Polished. Shiny compact surface

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2772986		240671_bt01_20090122_cn	TitleInfo/title 240671_bt01_20090122_cn Abstract NMAI 240671 overall, numbered side (2009)	Download
si_2772987		240671_bt02_20090122_cn	TitleInfo/title 240671_bt02_20090122_cn Abstract NMAI 240671 overall, unnumbered side (2009)	Download
si_568e85151fe92		Analysis Results (NMAI 240671)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 240671) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 1/12/2009 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
si_56fc26f97220d		Analysis Results (NMAI 240671)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 240671) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 2009-Jan-12 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