1. (Fu Xinian 傅熹年, November 23, 1987) Attributed to the Shang dynasty.
2. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.
3. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, June 23, 2010) Object name changed from "Pendant: fish" to "Jewelry." Title changed from "Pendant (yu pei 魚珮): fish" to "Pendant (pei 珮) in the form of a fish."
4. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, May 4, 2018) Title changed from "Pendant (yu pei) in the form of a fish" to "Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a bracelet"; object name changed from "jewelry" to "pendant"; 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-ca. 1050 BCE"; geography changed from "China" to "China, probably Henan province, Anyang"; medium changed from "jade" to "jade (nephrite)"; added Chinese object caption by Jingmin Zhang; and added the following to the description field, "Curved fish pendant with carved and incised details; pierced at head; translucent brown-green and white; one of a pair with S1987.470. (Some calcification; deposits; cinnabar.)"
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