10mm Ruby Red AB 'Angel Wing' Beads [50]

Cost per bead:

6.6 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

10mm crescent-shaped beads (10mm from end to end) with the hole through the middle.

Colors/description:

Translucent ruby red with an AB finish on part of each bead.  AB (aurora borealis) coatings are silver and, sometimes, reflect a rainbow of colors.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape, although angel-wing beads don't always have a uniform shape from one to the next.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

(1) "10mm" sounds big, but the overall impression of the beads is that they are somewhat small because they are slender.  (2) The ruby color in the picture may not be entirely accurate.  The picture as it came out of the camera was very washed out, and I had to make a lot of adjustments to it to get the color close to what I was seeing.  Please note that these beads will appear darker in low light.  (3) Here is the supplier's picture so you can get a better look at the shape: