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Cost per bead:

3.2 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

4mm round (spherical).

Colors/description:

An opaque bead (white, light blue or light aqua, I can't tell which) with an olive-green mottled ("picasso") coating.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.  Picasso coatings are not fired onto the beads, but I have never known them to come off.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

The picture is a close-up and shows more detail than you can actually see with your eyes.  To the eyes, the beads appear to be a mottled green.  The actual beads are a bit lighter than the picture indicates.