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Documentation tool
Provenance completeness score
Score the evidence packet, not the attractiveness of the object.
Discovery or earliest known context
1 — none, conflicting or severe concern
2 — weak or major gaps
3 — partial or uncertain
4 — strong with minor gaps
5 — complete or well documented
Lawful export basis
1 — none, conflicting or severe concern
2 — weak or major gaps
3 — partial or uncertain
4 — strong with minor gaps
5 — complete or well documented
Ownership chain
1 — none, conflicting or severe concern
2 — weak or major gaps
3 — partial or uncertain
4 — strong with minor gaps
5 — complete or well documented
Publication, catalog or archive evidence
1 — none, conflicting or severe concern
2 — weak or major gaps
3 — partial or uncertain
4 — strong with minor gaps
5 — complete or well documented
Stolen-object and restriction checks
1 — none, conflicting or severe concern
2 — weak or major gaps
3 — partial or uncertain
4 — strong with minor gaps
5 — complete or well documented
Written title and provenance warranties
1 — none, conflicting or severe concern
2 — weak or major gaps
3 — partial or uncertain
4 — strong with minor gaps
5 — complete or well documented
Calculate documentation score
Never convert missing records into assumptions.
