NMNH A074676 D: Small Gold Bells [#4 of 4]

Primary Title:
NMNH A074676 D: Small Gold Bells [#4 of 4]
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Small Gold Bells
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bell
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
Accession docs/letters Publication
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMNH A074676-0 D
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
A074676-0 D
Identifier: Owner Catalog Number
013654
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Small bell with single suspension loop at top over slight ring at top of body. Body is hemispherical and the slit extends almost all the way up the body (3/4). clapper is extant
Note: Owner Accession
Collected by McNiel by 1883
Note: Research Notes
Find info on McNiel excavations. Illustrated in Holmes 1887. "I have no positive assurance that any of the examples in my possession were actually taken from graves which contained typical Chiriquian relics of other classes... the specimens are in most cases, if not in all, of bronze..."
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. 22, fig.17
Note: Condition Review
Scratches in surface. Dense beige accretion over part of surface. Interdendritic corrosion on surface (perhaps from cleaning) has led to strong dendrite pattern
Note: Follow-up Notes
Very strong dendritic structure on surface
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1883
Time Period: Examination Date
11/25/2008
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Country: Panama Province: Chiriquí Province 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. slight amount of green surface corrosion. Clapper has lots of green corrosion on surface
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold Coppery
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: Interior is open and has pitted surface
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: None
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:4 Units:components
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