Pearls, Pink, Ovals Side Drilled 4x5mm on 16-inch Strands
SKU: GMA-144
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Description
- Light pink pearls with oval/egg shape that have been drilled through the shorter, rather than the longer dimension. 4x5mm on 16-inch strands
- Uniform shapes, more oval than egg, with nice luster and satin finish
- Pearls are formed inside bivalves (similar to oysters), which coat any foreign substance that gets inside their shell with a smooth layer of pearly nacre to eliminate the irritation. This coating grows over time increasing the pearl's luster and size. The color is influenced by minerals in the water.
- The Chinese cultured some pearls in the 12th or 13th century, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured pearls.