NMAI 008209: Bell

Primary Title:
NMAI 008209: Bell
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Bell
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bell
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
NMAI 008209.000
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Small cast bell. Single suspension loop at top in single ring top. Suspension loop is double cast wire. Slit extends up body halfway to widest point. Clapper present. 1.4 cm wide at widest point
Note: Owner Accession
Central America, Panama, Bocas del Toro Province, Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro
Note: Condition Review
Brown accretions present in crevices of design. Thick adhesive application and remnants of black paper present on one side of the body over the numbering.
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1906
Time Period: Examination Date
2/2/2009
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: Reddish gold
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: Casting blips and flaws present
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: High polish on exterior surface
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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