{"product_id":"pearls-bronze-micro-2mm-size-on-16-inch-strands","title":"Pearls, Bronze, Micro 2mm Size on 16-inch Strands","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight bronze micro freshwater Pearls 2mm on 16-inch strands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese astonishingly tiny pearls boggle the mind - the work of seeding, harvesting, cleaning, drilling and stringing them is almost unimaginable today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Collection of Joyce Diamanti, bead collector, researcher, writer and educator. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost gems are stones, but a few like Pearl, Amber, Jet, and Coral, are classified as Organic gems, meaning they came from living things.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePearls 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 reduce the irritation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Chinese cultured in the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecentury, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured Pearls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePearls have been greatly valued in ancient China, India, and Greece. In Rome, only people of high rank were allowed to wear them. They remain among the most popular gems worldwide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45161032384821,"sku":"JSD-178","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/JSD-178.jpg?v=1684875138","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/pearls-bronze-micro-2mm-size-on-16-inch-strands","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}