NMNH A074674: Gold Ornament - Frog

Primary Title:

NMNH A074674: Gold Ornament - Frog

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Gold Ornament - Frog

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 A74674-0

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

NMNH A74674-0

Identifier: Owner Catalog Number

013654

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master

Note: Object Description

Cast frog pendant with flat body, head, legs, and feet. Has cast wire double tongue with four double scrolls decorating the corners. Legs are diagonal points at top of feet. Feet are thin and flat. Single suspension loop at back top of head. Flattened ball eyes.

Note: Owner Accession

Collected by McNiel by 1883

Note: Research Notes

Find info on McNiel excavations

Note: Condition Review

Probably coated. Extensive scratching of surface, which has abraded away most of the surface gold layer, leaving behind a darkened substrate and bright copper in some areas of deeper scratches. The edges of the feet appear chipped and much of the PR foot is missing. Patches of brown accretion and green corrosion on surface. A star symbol is painted on back in white and red

Note: Follow-up Notes

Very mineralized and overcleaning has removed surface layer

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph

Time Period: Owner Accession Date

1883

Time Period: Examination Date

11/25/2008

Place: Object Origin

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

Place: Curation Location

Local place: 1103A00403

Actor: Object Excavator

J.A.Mcniel

Actor: Owner Accession Source

Mcniel, J. A.; through Agents J.S. Lamson & Bros. Lamson; Purchase; 12 specimens

Actor: Object Owner

NMNH

Actor: Examination Operator

ACH

Condition: Corrosion

Note: Green-surface; Black-core. There are patches of light green to medium green corrosion on the surface and the break edges appear very dark

Condition: Coloration

Note: Where there are small traces of the surface left, they appear gold. Otherwise the surface is black

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: Green corrosion, traces of gold surface, shiny coppery metal visible in deep scratches

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Solid Cast- Open Back Note: There is a slight depression in the back of the body, but it is not a typical open back casting as it is too flat. There is some evidence of interdendritic corrosion at very corroded areas, and globs that could be casting flaws on the suspension loop.

Technique: Joinery

Note: All done in wax model

Technique: Finishing

Note: Surface Enrichment

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2768686		A74674_a_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A74674_a_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A74674-0 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2768687		A74674_b_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A74674_b_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A74674-0 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2768688		A74674_c_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A74674_c_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A074674-0 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_2768689		A74674_d_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A74674_d_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A074674-0 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_568e85157c92f		Analysis Results (NMNH 746740)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMNH 746740) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 11/25/2008 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 X-ray radiograph 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