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Item no.:

G1432

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

9mm snail-shaped (9mm hole to hole, 8mm side to side, about 5mm thick).

Colors/description:

I believe that these are beige beads with a brown picasso (mottled) coating (the coating is probably not fired onto the beads, but it should be durable).  In the grooves of the snail-pattern is a deep pink color.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

What I find curious about these beads is the pink color in the grooves.  I don't know how the manufacturer did that!  Please note that in very bright light, the beads look lighter and more yellow, like a mustard brown.