1. (Fu Xinian 傅熹年, November 23, 1987) Attributed to the Shang 商 dynasty.
2. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.
3. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, July 10, 2010) Object name changed from "Pendant: fish" to "Jewelry"; Title changed from "Pendant (yu pei): fish" to "Pendant (yu pei) in the form of a fish."
4. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, May 3, 2018) Title changed from "Pendant (yu pei) in the form of a fish" to "Pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a flanged bracelet or collared disk"; period one changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Late Shang dynasty"; period two added "Anyang period"; date changed from "ca. 1100-1000 BCE" to "ca. 1300-1050 BCE"; geography changed from "China" to "China, probably Henan province, Anyang"; object name changed from "jewelry" to "pendant"; medium changed from "Jade" to "Jade (nephrite)"; added Chinese object caption by Jingmin Zhang; and added the following to the description field, "Curved pendant with profile kui 夔; incised and pierced; cream coloration. (Calcified; cinnabar deposit; small chip from tail end; edge worn at head end; design worn.)"
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