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Item no.:

G1029

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

India

Size/shape:

5mm x 7mm cylinders (they are shorter than they are wide)

Colors/description:

medium-dark topaz glass surrounding a core of white glass

Defects:

I estimate that a very small number of beads (perhaps 2%) are cracked.  Also, an occasional bead may have some other defect which is unacceptable.  I reduced the price by about 6% from what I otherwise would have charged.

Comments:

These beads, being Indian, have a rustic quality.  By rustic I mean that there are slight differences in size and shape from one bead to the next, and also some very minor defects (surface anomalies, small bubbles, small bits of dirt in the glass, etc.).  Personally, I like rustic beads and plan to buy more of them.

The topaz color in these beads isn't as yellowish as the Czech beads have; it is a bit more on the brownish side.

About the picture:  The actual beads may be a bit lighter than the picture indicates.