NMAI 008203: Pendant

Primary Title:
NMAI 008203: Pendant
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Pendant
Keyword Type: Object Class
Sheet
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
NMAI 008203.000
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Small thin square sheet with two holes punched at top corners and design of dots embossed/punched along the edges. The two punched holes are different sizes and the burrs are present on the numbered side. The dots are embossed from the numbered side.
Note: Owner Accession
Central America, Panama, Bocas del Toro Province, Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro
Note: Condition Review
Slightly bent along the diagonal axis. There are small tears at the top corners. Surface is slightly scratched below numbering.
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: Surface coloration is gold
Condition: Usewear Toolmarks
Note: Burrs on back (numbered side)
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Note: Thin hammered sheet with tears and some shear fractures
Technique: Joinery
Note: none
Technique: Finishing
Note: Polished on both sides
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
PIDTypeTitleMetadataURL
si_27700838203_0.63x_numbered side for pid si_27700838203_0.63x_numbered sideDownload
si_27700848203_0.63x_numbered side for pid si_27700848203_0.63x_numbered sideDownload
si_27700858203_a 20090414 ach for pid si_27700858203_a 20090414 achDownload
si_27700868203_b 20090414 ach for pid si_27700868203_b 20090414 achDownload
si_568e8515525e9CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 8203)Download