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Cost per bead:

6.6 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm snail-shell shaped.

Colors/description:

Glass beads (probably white) with a lustrous dark bronze-colored synthetic coating.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The coating on Czech pearls is fairly thin, and I don't know how durable it is.  Also, inevitably a few pearls will be missing their coating around one of the holes (a common defect with Czech coated beads).  A few pearls may also have some anomalies in the coating, such as bumps, indentations or a bit of dirt.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These dark bronze-colored beads have a reddish-brown color.  They are a little lighter than the brown pearls.  Since I last carried them, my supplier has raised its price substantially.