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Cost per bead:

F464

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm round, faceted.

Colors/description:

Translucent olive green with a silvery "vitrail" coating on part of each bead.  Like a good AB coating, this coating is silvery but reflects a rainbow of colors.  Unlike AB coatings, which are sprayed onto the beads after they have been fire-polished, Vitrail coatings are heat-sealed to the surface.

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:

The vitrail coating on these beads is definitely unsubtle, but I like the look.