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Item no.:

F278

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

4mm round, faceted

Colors/description:

beige beads with a brown picasso (speckled) coating; the coating is not fired onto the beads, but I believe it to be durable

Defects:

I haven't noticed any defects, but please note that fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.  However, the picasso coating makes them less noticeable.

Comments:

The supplier's picture suggests that the beads aren't shiny, but they are.  In fact, I feel quite certain that the supplier's picture is of a different lot of beads.  The lot that I got doesn't look nearly as good.  The beads I have are shiny with a less-interesting speckled coating than I see in the picture.  The coating is all brown and doesn't have any black or burnt-looking spots.  I have carried these beads for a while, so I really should do my own picture.