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. (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, 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 "10th century BCE" to ca. 1050-ca. 950 BCE"; Medium changed from "Jade (serpentine)" to Jade (nephrite)"; added Chinese caption by Jingmin Zhang; Object name changed from "Pendant" to "Jewelry"; and added the following to the Description field, "Pendant, profile bird/animal; incised in double lines; pierced; translucent green with inky blue-black spotty clouds. (Ends calcified; slightly worn; minor deposits.)"
5. (Jeffrey Smith, January 23, 2020) Medium changed from "Jade (nephrite)" to "Jade (serpentine)" based on FTIR analysis by Matthew Clarke.
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