![]() Tyrian purple mostly came from the murex snail, Hexaplex trunculus, commonly known as the Banded dye-Murex. The remnants of a thousand year old purple dye economy can be used along with modern studies to reveal the feeding ecology of this snail (Cooksey 2001). The rich color and these unique traits made Tyrian purple and the snail it comes from highly coveted. ![]() It is a beautiful, extremely lightfast reddish-purple pigment, which becomes darker and more saturated rather than fading over time. Tyrian purple is a dye known by many names: shellfish purple, purple of the ancients, royal purple and 6,6’-Dibromoindigo.
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