1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 17, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.
2. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, June 29, 2010) Object name changed from "Dagger-axe (ge 戈)" to "Ceremonial object."
3. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, May 1, 2012) Late Shang 商 dynasty, middle or late Anyang 安陽 period. Title changed to "Pendant in the form of a dagger-axe (ge 戈)."
4. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, August 17, 2017) Title changed from "Pendant in the form of a dagger-axe (ge)" to "Dagger axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked"; changed period two from "middle or late Anyang period" to "Anyang period"; date changed from "ca. 12th-11th century BCE" to "ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE"; geography changed from "China" to "China, probably Henan province, Anyang"; medium changed from "Jade" to "Jade (nephrite)"; and dimensions changed from "H x W x D: 9.3 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm (3 11/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in)" to "H x W x D: 3.5 x 9.3 x 0.5 cm (1 3/8 x 3 11/16 x 3/16 in)".
5. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, February 7, 2019) Added Chinese translation by Jingmin Zhang; Changed title from "Dagger axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked" to "Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked"; added the following to the description field, "Blade, ridged, point one end; incised band with lozenges; pierced; notched end; opaque tan. (Almost completely calcified; patterned adherence sticky [from textile?].)"; added label texts by Thomas Lawton from the exhibitions, In Praise of Ancestors, and Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes.
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