1. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, March 15, 2011) Object Name and Subject/Title changed from "Archer's ring" to "Archer's thumbring."
2. (Jeffrey Smith per Matthew Clarke, August 1, 2022) Medium changed from Jade to Jade (nephrite).
3. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, August 25, 2023) Title changed from "Archer's thumb ring" to "Pendant in the form of an archer’s thumbring"; Classification changed from "Tool and Equipment" to "Jewelry and Ornament"; Object Name changed from "Archer's thumbring" to "Pendant"; added Chinese caption by Jingmin Zhang.
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