NMNH A396672: Gold Ornament,Frog Effigy

Primary Title:
NMNH A396672: Gold Ornament,Frog Effigy
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Gold Ornament,Frog 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 A396672-0
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
A396672-0
Identifier: Owner Catalog Number
184319
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Open back frog pendant with a double tong of triple wire bars terminating in double scrolls (typical of Veraguas frogs, see Lothrop 1950 fig.98a). Thin cast wire bars behind tongues and scrollwork to allow metal to flow easily to decoration. The body is long and ovoid with two thin angular legs sticking out to either side and the typical thin, flat, oversized feet. The eyes are simple beads and there are two thin suspension loops in place of arms.
Note: Owner Accession
Four gold ornaments from Chiriqui Province, Panama, "Excavated by Natives at a site known as La Vuelta, about four miles from the town of El Hato, Chiriqui." Purchased through Mrs. M.W. Stirling by the Old World Archeological Fund and Presented to the National Collections.....
Note: Research Notes
(typical of Veraguas frogs, see Lothrop 1950 fig.98a)
Note: Bibliographic References
Photo neg. no. 38-857, Exhibit Hall 23 9-17-74
Note: Condition Review
Very good condition. No corrosion, breaks, or deep scratches. There are some dark brown accretions (burial soil/investment?) lodged in the pitted interior of the back and in the decorative crevices. There are micro scratches on the surface which may be from polishing, usewear, or cleaning
Note: Follow-up Notes
Special Followup. No break edges for cross sectional analysis. No corrosion.
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1949
Time Period: Examination Date
11/18/2008
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: VGC-Pacific Country: Panama Province: Chiriqui Site: La Vuelta, four miles from town of El Hato Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: 1103A00403
Actor: Object Excavator
Mrs.Stirling (purchased)
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Old World Archeology Fund; 1949-Sep-26; Gift; 4 specimens
Actor: Object Owner
NMNH
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: No corrosion visible
Condition: Coloration
Note: The surface is shiny and gold but the crevices appear more coppery
Condition: Usewear Toolmarks
Note: Abrasion of the surface likely from polishing
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: Pitted, porous surface in open back and some pits on other surfaces. Small wax cylinders added in crucial areas on back, likely to help metal flow easier. Two odd bumps project from the underside of the top most part of double tongues
Technique: Joinery
Note: All cast. No evidence of joinery outside of wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Surface Enrichment Polished. The surface is compact and shiny and the high points differ in color from the more coppery crevices
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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si_568e8515731d8CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMNH 3966720)
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Analysis Results (NMNH 3966720)
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11/18/2008
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Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph
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Mailing
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1999
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