NMAI 008205: Pendant

Primary Title:
NMAI 008205: Pendant
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Pendant
Keyword Type: Object Class
Ornament
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
NMAI 008205.000
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Thin, irregular shaped ornament with a single hole through the top. (0.04" thick)
Note: Owner Accession
Central America, Panama, Bocas del Toro Province, Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro
Note: Condition Review
Good condition. Small amount of brown accretion in crevices
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: Coppery color
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy with high copper content (36%)
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Solid Note: From surface it appears cast
Technique: Finishing
Note: High polish on surface.
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
PIDTypeTitleMetadataURL
si_27700958205_0.63x_top hole for pid si_27700958205_0.63x_top holeDownload
si_27700968205_0.63x_top for pid si_27700968205_0.63x_topDownload
si_27700978205_a 20090414 ach for pid si_27700978205_a 20090414 achDownload
si_27700988205_b 20090414 ach for pid si_27700988205_b 20090414 achDownload
si_568e851552c1bCSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 8205)Download