NMNH A382246: Ornament - Toad Effigy

Primary Title:

NMNH A382246: Ornament - Toad Effigy

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Ornament - Toad Effigy

Keyword Type: Object Class

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Zoo-Frog

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

Accession docs/letters

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMNH A382246-0

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

A382246-0

Identifier: Owner Catalog Number

159473

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Open back cast frog pendant in Au-Cu alloy with enriched surface layer. The frog has thin flat bands for feet and extending from the mouth are spiral decorations. The eyes are simple balls. There are two suspension loops where the arms should be. All decoration done in wax model.

Note: Owner Accession

Gold plated figurine ornaments from Prov. of Veraguas, Panama, collected y Sr. Juan Gratacos, Panama, and from him purchased (Order no.10987) through Dr.J.A Mason. No data on exact site or conditions of finding. All cast in molds and thinly plated

Note: Research Notes

Accession records specify "no info on site." Juan Gratacos, however, did send Lothrop site info on objects at Peabody from Veraguas.

Note: Condition Review

The pendant is broken in three pieces, which includes a main body fragment, a broken off suspension loop and a broken PL foot. The base alloy is heavily mineralized and appears dark brown to black in areas where the surface gold has flaked away. There is extensive green corrosion over the surface of the frog and there are large areas of loss in the enriched gold surface layer. Extensive scratches and loss of gold indicate past mechanical cleaning

Note: Follow-up Notes

Too heavily mineralized to produce good results

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF

Time Period: Owner Accession Date

1941

Time Period: Examination Date

11/10/2008

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: VGC Country: Panama Province: Veraguas Site: No info Place Time Period: Site Period

Place: Curation Location

Local place: 1103A00402

Actor: Object Excavator

Sr.Juan Gratacos

Actor: Owner Accession Source

Mason, J Alden; 1941-Mar-29; Purchase; 15 specimens

Actor: Object Owner

NMNH

Actor: Examination Operator

ACH

Condition: Corrosion

Note: Green-surface; Black-core. The base alloy is heavily mineralized and appears dark brown to black in areas where the surface gold has flaked away. There is extensive green corrosion over the surface of the frog and there are large areas of loss in the enriched gold surface layer

Condition: Coloration

Note: Gold. There is a thin layer of shiny gold at the surface, under which is a dark substrate that ranges from porous and friable to compact. There is extensive green corrosion and whitish accretions over the surface that appear to have been partially cleaned off in places.

Condition: Usewear Toolmarks

Note: Scratches likely from cleaning

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: The base alloy is heavily mineralized (black) with extensive green corrosion over the surface of the gold exterior layer indicating the presence of a Cu-alloy with Au enriched surface layer

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Note: Open back cast. No hammer marks on flat feet but the edges of the feet are irregular shaped and may have been hammered.

Technique: Joinery

Note: All cast

Technique: Finishing

Note: All in wax model Polished Surface Enrichment. The gold surface appears compact and shiny, indicating that it may have been burnished

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2769075		A382246_145Kv_03_04_09-adj	TitleInfo/title A382246_145Kv_03_04_09-adj Abstract NMNH A382246 overall - X-radiograph (2009)	Download
si_2769076		A382246_a_20081112_ach	TitleInfo/title A382246_a_20081112_ach Abstract NMNH A382246 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2769077		A382246_b_20081112_ach	TitleInfo/title A382246_b_20081112_ach Abstract NMNH A382244 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_568e851570110		Analysis Results (NMNH 3822460)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMNH 3822460) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 11/10/2008 Idinfo/timeperd/current observed Idinfo/status/progress Done Idinfo/status/update As Needed Idinfo/keywords/theme/themekt None Idinfo/keywords/place/placekt None Idinfo/keywords/stratum/stratkt None Idinfo/keywords/temporal/tempkt None Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkt None Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkey None Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/geoform database Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrn Species Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrv Unknown Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/common Unknown Idinfo/secinfo/secclass Sensitive Dataqual/lineage/method/methodid/methkt None Dataqual/lineage/method/methodid/methkey None Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc Visual Microscopy Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc[2] Analysis: XRF Spdoinfo/direct Point Spdoinfo/rastinfo/rasttype Voxel Spref/horizsys/geograph/geogunit Decimal degrees Spref/vertdef/altsys/altunits feet Spref/vertdef/altsys/altenc Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Spref/vertdef/depthsys/depthem Attribute values Eainfo/detailed/attr/attrmfrq Unknown Distinfo/distrib/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype Mailing Metainfo/metc/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype Mailing Metainfo/metstdn FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metainfo/metstdv 1999 Metainfo/metsi/metsc None	Download