1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.
2. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, June 23, 2010) Object name changed from "Pendant: goose" to "Jewelry." Title changed from "Pendant (pei 珮): goose" to "Pendant (pei 珮) in the form of a goose."
3. (Jeffrey Smith, per Keith Wilson, September 11, 2019) Period and dates changed from "Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century BCE" to "Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period, ca 1300-1050 BCE." China, probably Henan province, Anyang. Title changed from "Pendant (pei) in the form of a goose" to "Pendant in the form of a water bird."
4. (Najiba Choudhury, February 5, 2020) Object name changed from "Pendant" to "Jewelry."
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