NMNH A403133: Gold-Plated Ornament/1

Primary Title:

NMNH A403133: Gold-Plated Ornament/1

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Gold-Plated Ornament/1

Keyword Type: Object Class

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Anthro

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

Accession docs/letters

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMNH A403133-0

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

a403133-0

Identifier: Owner Catalog Number

188983

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Small open back cast anthropomorphic pendant with large nose, ball in ring eyes, cast wire mouth, phallus, and evidence of a decorative frame around body.

Note: Owner Accession

"Ornaments from Veraguas, Panama tombs purchased by M.W. Stirling in Panama" Accession docs

Note: Condition Review

Fragmentary and extremely delicate. The head is broken off from the body and the headress is broken off and held on only by the enriched gold surface layer. At some break edges the gold surface is all that remains, curling up or hanging loose. The entire interior is black and mineralized and both the arms are missing as well as the bands on either side of the legs and head, which may have been part of the frame. Pinkish accretion on surface

Note: Follow-up Notes

Conservation required Re-packaging required. Extremely corroded and brittle. Would minimize handling if possible and most analyses would not be useful as structure is too deteriorated

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF

Time Period: Examination Date

11/18/2008

Place: Object Origin

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

Place: Curation Location

Local place: 1103A00403

Actor: Object Excavator

Purchased by M.W. Stirling (1948)

Actor: Owner Accession Source

Bureau Of American Ethnology; 1953-Mar-05; Transfer; 127 specimens

Actor: Object Owner

NMNH

Actor: Examination Operator

ACH

Condition: Corrosion

Note: Black core. Black mineralized core but no green corrosion visible on the surface

Condition: Coloration

Note: Gold

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: Interior is black and mineralized but exterior is still gold colored

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Note: Pitted, porous back with typical ridges from casting

Technique: Joinery

Note: No evidence of joinery outside of wax model

Technique: Finishing

Note: ISurface Enrichment Polished. n broken areas, the gold surface is lifting off and curling up in areas. In stable area, the gold appears shiny and compact

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2769463		A403133_a_20081126_ach	TitleInfo/title A403133_a_20081126_ach Abstract NMNH A403133 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2769464		A403133_b_20081126_ach	TitleInfo/title A403133_b_20081126_ach Abstract NMNH A403133 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_568e851575b63		Analysis Results (NMNH 4031330)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMNH 4031330) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 11/18/2008 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