In ancient times, extracting this dye involved tens of thousands of snails and substantial labor, and as a result, the dye was incredibly expensive. A reddish-purple natural dye created by harvesting a secretion produced by several species of predatory sea snails found near Tyre, Lebanon. Tyrian purple is inspired by an ancient and highly valued color, also known as Phoenician purple or imperial purple. PV15, PV16 | Excellent lightfastness | Semi-transparent
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