NMNH A439908: Gold Bird Pendant

Primary Title:

NMNH A439908: Gold Bird Pendant

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Gold Bird Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Class

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Zoo-Bird

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

None

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMNH A439908-0

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

A439908-0

Identifier: Owner Catalog Number

254765

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Open back cast bird pendant with hooked open beak with snake in mouth, ball in ring eyes, spiral earrlings, and three plumes/feathers on head. There is a single suspension loop at back of neck and very small (unusually small) body with two projecting feet at the center. The wings and tail are flat and thin.

Note: Condition Review

Very good condition except that all of the flat surfaces are very scratched, perhaps from polishing or cleaning. The central plume on the head was either miscast or broken off. May be coated in clear coating.

Note: Analysis Recommendations

Suspicious since there is no corrosion and the body is so small at the back. X radiography may help determine whether there was any hammering of the flat areas

Time Period: Examination Date

11/21/2008

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: Panamá/Colón Country: Panama Province: Panama Site: No info Place Time Period: Site Period

Place: Curation Location

Local place: 1103A00402

Actor: Owner Accession Source

Stevens, Marjo; 1964-Jul; Gift; 1 specimens

Actor: Object Owner

NMNH

Actor: Examination Operator

ACH

Condition: Corrosion

Note: Not a speck of corrosion

Condition: Coloration

Note: Gold; Polished

Condition: Usewear Toolmarks

Note: Some core may be present at end of beak but cannot see clearly

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: XRF X-ray radiograph

Style: Object Style

Chiriqui

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: No corrosion visible and there is a gold surface.

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Note: Some casting flaws (snake in mouth looks only half complete) and there are 2 projections from the feet that could be casting artifact. Back is pitted and the interior of the body and head are especially porous and pitted. Undulating edge at wings (hammering?)

Technique: Finishing

Note: Scratches Core/Investment. No break edges to help determine surface enrichment, but it is likely somewhat enriched. The front is shiny and appears polished and there is extensive scratching

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2769953		A439908 20090304-adj	TitleInfo/title A439908 20090304-adj Abstract NMNH A439908 overall - X-radiograph (2009)	Download
si_2769954		A439908_a_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A439908_a_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A439908 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2769955		A439908_b_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A439908_b_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A439908 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2769956		A439908_c_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A439908_c_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A439908 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2769957		A439908_d_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A439908_d_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A439908 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_568e851579e06		Analysis Results (NMNH 4399080)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMNH 4399080) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 11/21/2008 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: Suspicious since there is no corrosion and the body is so small at the back. X radiography may help determine whether there was any hammering of the flat areas 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