NMAI 008202: Pendant

Primary Title:
NMAI 008202: Pendant
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Pendant
Keyword Type: Object Class
Sheet
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
NMAI 008202.000
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Small square hammered sheet with two holes punched from un-numbered side to numbered side (burrs remain on numbered side). Some incised lines in surface across the bottom and top edge. 0.015" thick
Note: Owner Accession
Central America, Panama, Bocas del Toro Province, Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro
Note: Condition Review
Tear in metal at top between suspension holes. Crack extends down from tear through center. Scratches in surface. Small amount of brown accretion on surface. Coated with clear lacquer
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1906
Time Period: Examination Date
1/30/2009
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: VGC-Caribbean, Bocas del Toro District Country: Panama Province: Bocas del Toro Province Site: Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Dissette, George C.
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Dissette, George C. (Collected, 1/1/1906)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: No corrosion
Condition: Coloration
Note: gold surface coloration
Condition: Usewear Toolmarks
Note: Incised lines on bottom and top
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Note: Shear fracture and delamination along the edges
Technique: Joinery
Note: none
Technique: Finishing
Note: Polished
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
PIDTypeTitleMetadataURL
si_27700758202_0.63x_numbered side for pid si_27700758202_0.63x_numbered sideDownload
si_27700768202_0.63x_unnumbered side for pid si_27700768202_0.63x_unnumbered sideDownload
si_27700778202_a 20090414 ach for pid si_27700778202_a 20090414 achDownload
si_27700788202_b 20090414 ach for pid si_27700788202_b 20090414 achDownload
si_568e85155234dCSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 8202)Download