1. (Najiba Choudhury per Matthew Clarke, December 15, 2021) Medium changed from "Jade" to "Jade (nephrite)".
2. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, February 1, 2024) Title changed from "Carving" to "Sword scabbard chape with geometric decoration"; Period One added as "Eastern Zhou dynasty"; Period Two added as "Warring States period"; added Date as 475-221 BCE"; Classificiation changed from "Jewelry and Ornament" to "Weapon and Armament"; Object name changed from "Trapezoidal ornament" to "Weapon: chape"; and added Chinese caption by Jingmin Zhang.
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