NMNH A074681: Small Gold Frog

Primary Title:

NMNH A074681: 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 746810

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

746810

Identifier: Owner Catalog Number

013654

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Open back cast frog pendant with bent legs and large flat feet

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"

Note: Condition Review

Fragmentary. The whole front portion of the pendant is missing. The PR leg is broken off and the two feet are in numerous fragments, some of which are attached to the body by two yellowed adhesive label backings. Three fragments of foot and the leg are packaged separately in a polyethylene bag. There is yellowed adhesive along the break edges and on the adhesive label. The gold surface is scratched and has been completely abraded off part of the back

Note: Follow-up Notes

Almost entirely mineralized except for surface enrichment

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. The interior appears black and completely mineralized. There is green corrosion over the surface.

Condition: Coloration

Note: Where the surface is still present, it appears gold

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: The surface appears gold while the interior is black and completely mineralized

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

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2768867		A74681_a_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A74681_a_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A074681-0 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2768868		A74681_b_20081128_ach	TitleInfo/title A74681_b_20081128_ach Abstract NMNH A074681-0 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_568e85157df7b		Analysis Results (NMNH 746810)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMNH 746810) 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