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Item no.:

G1266

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

9mm disks with a rounded point in the middle of each face; thus, "saucer" shaped (as in flying saucers).

Colors/description:

Opaque satiny pink; this is one of my favorite colors.

Defects:

The beads appear to be in very good shape (it's always a relief when an attractive bead doesn't have a ton of defects).  I looked for cracks but didn't see any.  Any light-colored lines that you see in the picture are merely light reflections.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These are really lovely beads.  If they have any drawback, it is that the point in the middle of each side will prevent them from lying flat against one's wrist or chest.  They will always be turning this way or that.  Of course, some designers might consider that an advantage.  To give you a better look at the shape, here is the supplier's picture:

It is interesting to note that pictures from this supplier often show the shape of the beads better than my pictures do, but my pictures, overall, look less processed and show the quality of the glass better.