9x15mm Rondelle (10) - Red - Cinnabar Oriental Carved Bead

What fabulous shaped and carved Cinnabar beads these are?!  Pop them in between beads and their carvings will be completely on show.  Rondelle beads add a beautiful dimension and texture to your beading work - always a favourite shape of mine!

Measurements:  about 15~16mm in diameter, 9~10mm thick, with a 2mm threading hole

Quantity per pack:  10

Today's cinnabar is most probably made from resin - sometimes still hand carved, and totally safe to wear.  Centuries ago, people became very ill from making/wearing cinnabar due to it's mercury content!