How Did Phoenicians Make Purple Dye?
How Did Phoenicians Make Purple Dye? Tyrian purple dye was literally worth more than its weight in gold. The dye was extracted from the fluid of the Murex trunculus, Purpura lapillus, Helix ianthina, and especially the Murex brandaris shellfish. The dye was then extracted from the glands of thousands of putrefied crushed shellfish left to … Continue reading How Did Phoenicians Make Purple Dye?
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