Pieces of pottery stained with blue and purple dye made from murex sea snails are among the forgotten artifacts that sat in storage for about 50 years after they were excavated. They constitute ...

Purple dyes were made from the mucous secretions ... workshop primarily used one marine snail species called the banded dye-murex to make the dye. The marine snail is scientifically known as ...

The much sought-after source of purple dye came from one of the glands of a sea snail called the murex. This particular shade, known as Tyrian, was unusual because it didn’t fade and became more ...