NMNH A074680: Small Gold Frog

Primary Title:
NMNH A074680: Small Gold Frog
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Small Gold 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 746800
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
746800
Identifier: Owner Catalog Number
013654
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Open back cast frog pendant with ovoid eyes (elongated balls), cast wire lip, suspension loops for arms, pointed diagonal legs above feet, and large thin flat feet.q
Note: Owner Accession
Collected by McNiel by 1883
Note: Research Notes
"Mr. McNiel acknowledges that ... no single piece has been taken from the ground with his own hands"; Find info on McNiel excavations
Note: Condition Review
Missing PR foot, PL suspension loop, and tip of PR leg. PL foot is broken with three loose pieces currently joined by an adhesive label backing. There is also adhesive residue present on the break edges. There is deep scratching of the surface, especially along the back where the surface has been scratched off revealing a black substrate.
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 is green corrosion over most of the surface and the break edges reveal a black corroded core
Condition: Coloration
Note: Reddish gold surface color
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: The surface appears enriched while the interior is black
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back
Technique: Joinery
Note: all in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Surface Enrichment
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
PIDTypeTitleMetadataURL
si_2768861A74680_a_20081128_ach for pid si_2768861A74680_a_20081128_ach
TitleInfo/title
A74680_a_20081128_ach
Abstract
NMNH A074680-0 overall, recto (2008)
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si_2768862A74680_b_20081128_ach for pid si_2768862A74680_b_20081128_ach
TitleInfo/title
A74680_b_20081128_ach
Abstract
NMNH A074680-0 overall, verso (2008)
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si_2768863A074680_04dec08_XRF1 for pid si_2768863A074680_04dec08_XRF1
TitleInfo/title
A074680_04dec08_XRF1
Abstract
NMNH A074680-0 overall, with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spot #1 indicated
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si_568e85157dd6aCSV iconAnalysis Results (NMNH 746800)
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin
ACH
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate
Unpublished material
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title
Analysis Results (NMNH 746800)
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
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