1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.
2. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, June 23, 2010) Object name changed from "Pendant: hare" to "Jewelry."
3. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, October 10, 2019) Title changed from "Pendant (pei) in the form of a hare" to "Pendant in the form of a rabbit"; Period One changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Late Shang dynasty"; Date changed from "ca. 11th century BCE" to "ca. 1300-1050 BCE"; Geography changed from "China" to "China, probably Henan province, Anyang"; Medium changed from "Jade (nephrite)" to "Jade"; added Chinese caption by Jingmin Zhang; Object name changed from "Pendant" to "Jewelry"; added past Label Text from the exhibition, In Praise of Ancestors.
Added the following to the Description field, "This rabbit is fashioned from a flat, light-colored piece of jade. Characteristically large ears are simply rendered. The eyes are indicated in the same general manner. (Tail calcified to powder; surface powder in other areas; lower lip and feet are chipped, degraded.)"
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