1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.
2. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, May 3, 2018) Title changed from "Animal ornament" to "Pendant in the form of a dragon"; object name changed from "Ornament: animal" to "Pendant"; period one changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Late Shang dynasty"; period two changed to "Anyang period"; date changed from "ca. 1300-1000 BCE" to "ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE"; geography changed from "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, "Pendant; profile animal; carved and pierced; green and opaque creams. (Mostly calcified; chipped; pitted at edge; heavy cinnabar deposits)".
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