Object: Pendant in the form of a bird S1987.547

Description: Pendant; stylized profile unengraved; pierced; opaque gray-tan. (Calcified.)

Past label text: 1. (In Praise of Ancestors, September 28, 1987–January 5, 1989; by Thomas Lawton)(shown with S1987.590, S1987.580, S1987.704, S1987.560, S1987.620, S1987.846, S1987.863, S1987.536, S1987.870, S1987.531, S1987.530, S1987.679, S1987.623, S1987.862, S1987.525, S1987.873, S1987.872, S1987.869, and S1987.544; additional bronzes shown in same case)

Pendant (Pei 珮)
11th–10th centuries BCE
Western Zhou 周 dynasty
China
Jade

Curatorial Remarks

1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.

2. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, June 15, 2010) Title changed from "Pendant (pei 珮): bird" to "Pendant in the form of a bird"; Object name from "Pendant: bird" to "Jewelry."
3. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, August 16, 2019) Title changed from "Pendant (pei) in the form of a bird" to "Pendant in the form of a bird"; Date changed from "11th-10th century BCE" to "ca. 1050-ca. 950 BCE"; Medium changed from "Jade (nephrite)" to "Jade"; added Chinese caption by Jingmin Zhang; added the following to the Description field, "Pendant; stylized profile unengraved; pierced; opaque gray-tan. (Calcified.)"; changed Object name from "Pendant" to "Jewelry"; and added Label Text from the exhibition, In Praise of Ancestors.

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Pendant in the form of a bird