NMAI 243299: Nose Ornament

Primary Title:
NMAI 243299: Nose Ornament
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Nose Ornament
Keyword Type: Object Class
Ornament
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Ring-Nose
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 243299
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
243299
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Cast nose ring with central ring and two flat bands shaped like crocodile heads extending from either side. There are two cast wires extending forwards from the necks of the crocodiles and terminate in a crescent shape that would have originally held a spangle. The top of the crocodile heads are decorated in repeating triangles and they have cast wire teeth and ball in ring eyes.
Note: Owner Accession
Central America, Panama, Herrera Province, Parita District, Parita, Península de Azuero. Excavated in 1965 by Helen Garcelon
Note: Condition Review
Spangles are missing.
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Excavation Date
1965
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1969
Time Period: Examination Date
1/30/2009
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Azuero Peninsula, Parita District Country: Panama Province: Herrera Province Site: Península de Azuero Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Garcelon, Helen
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Garcelon, Helen C. (Museum Purchase/Purchased, 1/1/1969)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: Green-Surface A small amount of green corrosion is present on the surface
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold surface coloration
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Solid Note: dendritic structure visible in porous areas of the back. Porous, pitted surface with many flaws and blips from casting. Strips added to wax model for flow of molten metal.
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Polished. Raised areas are polished. May have surface enrichment as some areas are more coppery than others
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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NMAI 243299 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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NMAI 243299 overall, recto (2009)
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NMAI 243299 overall, recto (2009)
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NMAI 243299 overall, recto (2009)
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NMAI 243299 overall, verso (2009)
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si_568e851525f0dCSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 243299)
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ACH
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Analysis Results (NMAI 243299)
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1/30/2009
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observed
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Done
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As Needed
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Sensitive
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None
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None
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Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
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feet
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Unknown
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Mailing
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Mailing
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FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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1999
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None
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