1. (Jan Stuart, August 3, 2010) Jan Stuart showed this jade to James Lally, of J. J. Lally on July 9, 2002, and we discussed the date. Mr. Lally opined that the marble carving dates to the Eastern Han 漢.
2. (Jeffrey Smith per Matthew Clarke, August 1, 2022) Medium changed from Marble to Marble (calcite).
3. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, November 27, 2023) Title changed from "Pig" to "Hand grip in the form of a pig"; Object Classification changed from "Sculpture" to "Ceremonial Object"; Object Name changed from "Figure: pig" to "Hand grip"; Period One changed from "Han dynasty" to "Eastern Han dynasty"; Date changed from "2nd century BCE-2nd century CE" to "25-220"; Period One changed from "China" to "China, Jiangsu province"; and added Chinese Caption by Jingmin Zhang.
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