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Item no.:

G1416

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

12mm flat rectangles with a raised center diamond on each side.

Colors/description:

Opaque coral pink with olive green on the surface.  Both colors are in the glass; these beads are not coated.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.  The olive-colored glass sits in the recesses around the base of the diamond, but sometimes there is olive on the top of the diamond.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These are definitely unusual beads.  A customer pointed them out to me on eBay, and I found them at one of my suppliers.  I'm undecided as to whether I like them or not.  The wholesale price is quite high, as high as the polished rectangles that I carry.