NMAI 008215: Bell

Primary Title:
NMAI 008215: Bell
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Bell
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bell
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
NMAI 008215.000
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Small cast bell with double ring at top and elongated suspension loop. Body is roughly hemispherical with wide slit extending up a little more than halfway up body. Clapper present. 6.5g
Note: Owner Accession
Central America, Panama, Bocas del Toro Province, Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro
Note: Condition Review
Good condition. There is a single hole in the body opposite the numbered side and there is a patch of clear adhesive on the numbered side to which there is attached a torn piece of paper or card.
Note: Follow-up Notes
view edges?
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1906
Time Period: Examination Date
1/7/2009
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 is gold colored
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: The interior of the bell, visible from the slit has typical pitting and porosity of cast object. Hole in body may be a casting flaw
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Surface appears polished. There are no break edges so it is difficult to determine if has surface enrichment
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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8215_0.63x_slit
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NMAI 8215 detail, photomicrograph (2009)
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NMAI 8215 detail, photomicrograph (2009)
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NMAI 8215 overall (2009)
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8215_b02_20090122_cn
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NMAI 8215 overall (2009)
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8215_b03_20090122_cn
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NMAI 8215 overall (2009)
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NMAI 8215 overall (2009)
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si_568e8515547e7CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 8215)
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ACH
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Analysis Results (NMAI 8215)
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1/7/2009
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observed
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Done
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As Needed
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None
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None
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None
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Unpublished material
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Unknown
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Sensitive
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None
Dataqual/lineage/method/methodid/methkey
None
Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc
Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph
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Point
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Voxel
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Decimal degrees
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feet
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Unknown
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Mailing
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Mailing
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FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metainfo/metstdv
1999
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None
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