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, April 25, 2012) Nephrite added as modifier to existing medium of "jade" based on conservation analysis.
4. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, May 1, 2012) Late Shang 商 or early Western Zhou 周 dynasty.
5. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, September 12, 2019) Period and date changed from "Late Shang or early Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 11th century" to "Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period, ca. 1300-1050 BCE."
6. (Najiba Choudhury, February 5, 2020) Object name changed from "Pendant" to "Jewelry."
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