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Item no.:

G1281

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

14mm twisted flat ovals (9mm wide, 4mm thick).

Colors/description:

Opaque turquoise with subtle satiny horizontal stripes.

Defects:

An occasional bead had a pit or other small problem, less than 5% overall.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These beads are coated in the sense that the color doesn't go all the way through, but it's a glass-based coating (meaning it's not synthetic).  The satiny horizontal stripes were a surprise, as I didn't see them in the supplier's picture.