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Cost per bead:

6.6 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

3mm (hole to hole) x 6mm (wide) rondels (tire-shaped beads) with facets around the outer edge.

Colors/description:

Clear glass with a golden-brown "celsian" coating.  The coating is not synthetic and appears to be fired onto the beads.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I haven't noticed any significant defects.  However, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.  To read about the fire-polishing process, click here.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

I have carried the larger size of these beads and should have carried these also.  When I finally got around to ordering them, the supplier had less than a mass left.