A pair of white jade cubic pendant 'gang mao yan mao', probably Han Dynastythe cubic shaped pair pendants are inscribed on each side with ancient characters, used as a protection against evil spirits, when zooming in for 60 to 100 times to observe the tiny marks on the lot, marks of using soft abrasives could be seen, such marks are very different on modern jade pieces where new machines are used for carving and polishing. Provenance: private English collection1.1cm x 1.1cm x 2.5cm (each)