An ancient color called Tyrian purple was the most expensive dye and it was more valued than gold in Ancient Greece, Rome and ...

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 ...

Tyrian purple was a highly prized pigment ... The ancient Greeks and then the Romans revered the royal color, produced from ...