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Item no.:

G016

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

10mm pinched oval or baroque; a pinched oval is an oval with an indentation at each end on opposite sides; from the side, the bead looks like a chubby S

Colors/description:

pink glass with white in the center and swirls of a rosier pink near the surface

Defects:

These are just estimates:  3% or so have broken swirls of color (the beads don't appear to be cracked or broken, but the pattern is broken).  Another 5% to 10% have areas where the white glass in the center has risen to the surface.  Most of those beads are usable.

Comments:

These beads have been very popular.  I am pretty sure they are out of production.

Supplier:

A