They're from Peru. They're ceramic. They're handpainted. The hole is through the neck. Approximately an inch head to tail PCB's - Peruvian Ceramic Beads. Won't quite take a 2mm cord. Sold in units of 5 so to buy 10 choose 2 units, to buy 100 choose 20 units. The supplier to The Universe for this item, JP Imported, has called it quits so as of 9/17/20 I may be selling the last of what is available to me.