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1. (Fu Xinian 傅熹年, November 23, 1987) Attributed to the Shang 商 dynasty.
2. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.
3. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, May 4, 2010) Title changed from "Cormorant" to "Bird shaped pendant"; Object name from "Pendant: bird" to "Jewelry." Changed period from "Shang 商 or Western Zhou 周 dynasty" to "Late Shang 商 or Western Zhou 周 dynasty."
4. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, September 13, 2019) Period and dates changed from "Late Shang or Western Zhou dynasty, 1100-1000 BCE" to "Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period, ca. 1300-1050 BCE." China, probably Henan province, Anyang.
5. (Najiba Choudhury, February 5, 2020) Object name changed from "Pendant" to "Jewelry."
6. (YinYing Chen per Keith Wilson, February 15, 2023)
Change date from "ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE" to "ca. 1250-1050 BCE."
Change date from "公元前1300-1050年" to "公元前1250-1050年" in the translation field.
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