NMAI 008210: Bell

Primary Title:
NMAI 008210: Bell
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Bell
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bell
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
NMAI 008210.000
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Small egg shaped cast bell with no clapper present. Single suspension loop at top that become thin at the top and has a small break in it..
Note: Owner Accession
Central America, Panama, Bocas del Toro Province, Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro
Note: Condition Review
Clapper is missing. There is a large blob of adhesive on the numbered side to which is stuck the remnants of black board/paper
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: Gold surface coloration
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: The interior is porous and pitted, typical of castings
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Very highly polished surface
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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si_568e851553b92CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 8210)Download