NMAI 008276: Bell

Primary Title:
NMAI 008276: Bell
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Bell
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bell
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
NMAI 008276.000
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Small cast bell with suspension loop at top in double cast wire ring. The slit extends half way up the body and the bottom half of the body is bent inwards. The clapper is present. 8.2g
Note: Owner Accession
Panama; Chiriquí Province; ; ; Volcano Mountain
Note: Condition Review
There is a small break in the suspension loop that is likely a casting flaw. Otherwise there are no losses.
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1906
Time Period: Examination Date
12/16/2008
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: VGC Country: Panama Province: Chiriquí Province Site: Volcano Mountain Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Utley, Frank D.
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Utley, Frank D. (Collected, 1/1/1906)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: There is interdendritic corrosion on the surface as the dendritic structure is visible over the entire bell
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold and coppery colored
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold surface but coppery in crevices
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: Dendrites visible on surface
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Polished
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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