1. (Thomas Lawton, 1987) Exhibition In Praise of Ancestors label text; moved to label field.
2. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 29, 2008) Ceremonial Object added as secondary classification.
3. (Jeffrey Smith per Janet Douglas, June 17, 2010) Nephrite added as modifier to existing medium of "jade" based on conservation analysis.
4. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, May 10, 2018) Title changed from "Handle (bing)" to "Pendant with two mask"; period one changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Forgery in the style of the late Shang dynasty, Anyang period (ca. 1300-1050 BCE)"; date changed from "ca. 12th-11th century BCE" to "20th century"; object name changed from "handle" to "Pendant"; added Chinese object caption by Jingmin Zhang; added past label text by Thomas Lawton; and added the following to the description field, "Calcification; soil deposit; one corner slightly chipped."
5. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, October 4, 2024) Classification changed from "Ceremonial Object" to "Jewelry and Ornament"
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