6x9mm Light Topaz Picasso Faceted Rondelle Beads [25]

Style:  F526
 
Beads per lot:  25

Cost per bead:  13.2 cents

Bead material:  Glass

Country of origin:  Czech Republic

Size/shape:  6mm (thick) x 9mm (wide) faceted rondelles, with the hole running through the center.  Rondelles are tire-shaped.

Colors/description:  Translucent light topaz (i.e., light golden-yellow) with a light-brown mottled "picasso" coating on each bead.  The coating is very light, so the beads appear mostly translucent.
 
Hole size:  1mm (estimated).

Defects:  I haven't noticed any significant defects.  However, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.

How photographed:  At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:  These beads are not as dark as interesting as the beads pictured on the supplier's site, but they are nice.  The picasso coating is very subtle and interesting.
 
Date first posted:  January 15, 2011
 
Supplier:  B
 
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