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Cost per bead:

16 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

10mm (from hole to hole) x 12mm (wide) deep flowers with 3 "petals" and grooves along the side.

Colors/description:

Turquoise (opaque aqua) with a golden-brown or possibly olive-green mottled coating.  (I think the coating may be golden brown, but against the turquoise, it looks olive green – but I'm not sure.)  There is also red in the grooves.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

I resisted getting these beads for a long time because they are so expensive.  The supplier practices "premium pricing" (putting a high price on the most desirable beads), and if I want to get them I have to pay the price.