NMNH A074675: Gold Ornament - Frog

Primary Title:
NMNH A074675: Gold Ornament - Frog
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Gold Ornament - Frog
Keyword Type: Object Class
Pendant
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Zoo-crustacean
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
Accession docs/letters Publication
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMNH A074675-0
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
A074675-0
Identifier: Owner Catalog Number
013654
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master
Note: Object Description
open back zoomorphic pendant with curly double snout, double tongue of three wires and six decorative spirals on tongue. Ball in ring eyes, double wire and ball decoration down back. No arms, two thin, flat wings and a thin flat tail (?) that extends out of the back/bottom of the body. A single suspension loop at top back of head. Does not appear to be frog as frogs generally have two feet and do not have curly snouts. Could be shark?
Note: Owner Accession
Collected by McNiel by 1883
Note: Research Notes
Find info on McNiel excavations. Illustrated in Holmes 1887. Referred to as a "Crayfish." Also reference to this object in Maccurdy (1911) who believes it is a composite creature: crocodile and bird
Note: Bibliographic References
Holmes, W.H. 1887 "The Use of Gold and Other Metals among the Ancient Inhabitants of Chiriqui" Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 3. Smithsonian: Washington DC. Pg. 20, fig.16 Maccurdy, George. 1911. A study of Chiriquian Antiquities
Note: Condition Review
Missing the tips of the wings, the top of one of the spirals, and most of the tail (?). Many of the edges appear shipped or broken. There are brown and black accretions on the surface and in the porous underside of the body. Light scratching of surface. Abrasion of some high points (eyes, balls on back, snout, suspension loop) has rubbed away gold surface revealing dark surface underneath
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; Black-surface. There is a small amount of green corrosion in patches on the surface and black accretions on the surface as well. The interior looks dark, but may be metallic under black surface accretions.
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: Casting flaws and pitted porous surface underneath indicate casting. Thin wings and tail may have been hammered
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Surface Enrichment Polished. high points, such as eyes, have worn away revealing black underneath
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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NMNH A074675-0 overall, recto (2008)
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A74675_b_20081128_ach
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NMNH A074675-0 overall, recto (2008)
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A74675_c_20081128_ach
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NMNH A074675-0 overall, recto (2008)
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A74675_d_20081128_ach
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NMNH A074675-0 overall, recto (2008)
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A074675_04dec08_XRF1
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NMNH A074675-0 overall, verso - with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spot #1 indicated
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si_568e85157cb98CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMNH 746750)
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ACH
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Analysis Results (NMNH 746750)
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11/25/2008
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observed
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Done
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As Needed
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None
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None
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Unknown
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Sensitive
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None
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None
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Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph
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feet
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Unknown
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Mailing
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Mailing
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FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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1999
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None
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