NMAI 242464: Pendant

Primary Title:

NMAI 242464: Pendant

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Class

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Zoo-Frog

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 242464

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

242464

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Small open back cast frog with spiral cast wire on head to which is attached a loose square spangle through a punched hole (spangle is 0.010" thick). The frog has rectangular body, bead eyes, cast wire lip, bulges for legs, suspension loops for front arms, and very square thin flat feet ((0.031"-0.032"). 7.6g

Note: Owner Accession

Central America, Panama, Herrera Province, Parita District, Parita, Península de Azuero. Excavated by P L Dade in 1968

Note: Research Notes

" The Dade collection specimens, at the Museum of the American Indian, listed from the Finca Calderon undoubtedly come from this site [He-4, El Hatillo] as well as many of those listed from Parita. Mr.Philip L Dade of the Society recently excavated a number of graves at the site (personal communication from Dr.S.K.Lothrop)..."

Note: Bibliographic References

Ladd, John (1964) Archaeological investigations in the Parita and Santa Maria zones of Panama

Note: Condition Review

No losses or corrosion. The attached spangle is slightly deformed out of plane. There is a small hole in the PL side of the body. There is a whitish accretion on the inside of the head

Note: Follow-up Notes

Special. Analyze spangle and frog

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph

Time Period: Excavation Date

1968

Time Period: Owner Accession Date

1968

Time Period: Examination Date

12/12/2008

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: Azuero Peninsula, Parita District Country: Panama Province: Herrera Province Site: El Hatillo, Site He-4 Place Time Period: Site Period

Place: Curation Location

Local place: CRC

Actor: Object Excavator

Dade, Philip

Actor: Owner Accession Source

Lannik, Dr. William M. (Gift or Presentation/Presented, 1/1/1968)

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: The interior/reverse is pitted and porous, typical of casting and there are numerous casting flaws and blips, including a small blob on the PL leg and on the interior of the PL leg.

Technique: Joinery

Note: All in wax model

Technique: Finishing

Note: Polished. The obverse and raised surfaces are shiny. The interior is also compact and shiny near the center

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2773052		242464 x1-x2 DSC_5204	TitleInfo/title 242464 x1-x2 DSC_5204 Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, recto - with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spots #1 and #2 indicated	Download
si_2773053		242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4886	TitleInfo/title 242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4886 Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2773054		242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4887	TitleInfo/title 242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4887 Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2773055		242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4888	TitleInfo/title 242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4888 Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2773056		242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4889	TitleInfo/title 242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4889 Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2773057		242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4890	TitleInfo/title 242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4890 Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, proper right (2008)	Download
si_2773058		242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4891	TitleInfo/title 242464 17dec08 ach DSC_4891 Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, proper right (2008)	Download
si_2773059		242464 20081212 ach DSCN0054	TitleInfo/title 242464 20081212 ach DSCN0054 Abstract NMAI 242464 detail - photomicrograph (2008)	Download
si_2773060		242464_b 20081217 ach	TitleInfo/title 242464_b 20081217 ach Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2773061		242464_c 20081217 ach	TitleInfo/title 242464_c 20081217 ach Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2773062		242464_d 20081217 ach	TitleInfo/title 242464_d 20081217 ach Abstract NMAI 242464 overall, proper right (2008)	Download
si_568e851521ae2		Analysis Results (NMAI 242464)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 242464) 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