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Cost per bead:

8.4 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

India

Size/shape:

9mm to 10mm long ovals; about 7mm wide.

Colors/description:

Translucent topaz beads with an iridescent gold-luster coating.

Hole size:

1.5mm (estimated).

Defects:

These are Indian beads, so the shape isn't perfectly uniform from one bead to the next.  My examination of the beads didn't turn up many defects.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

The supplier says these are clear beads with a "honey" coating, but they appear to be topaz to me, with a gold-luster coating.  Indian beads are always more rustic than Czech beads, but I like the look.  The picture, by the way, is a little dark.  The colors look so intense that you may think that I've pumped up the colors, but I actually toned them down a bit.  The beads are extremely bright.

Regarding the hole size, that is an estimate on my part (I never found the right kind of tool for measuring holes, so I have to estimate).  The holes definitely look a bit bigger than the holes in Czech beads.