Phoenicia Tyre

Tyrian purple dye?

Made in Phoenicia in ancient times; city of Tyre.
Can you get this color dye or fabric anywhere today?
Where??? Any info on this is much appreciated.

Actually no, not exactly, though some try to approximate it . . at least what they THINK it looked like.

You see, the original SOURCE of the famous Phoenician dyes –both Tyrian purple (a red purple) and an indigo (purple-blue) dye — was the shells of two types of Murex snails which appear to be extinct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murex_snail

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexaplex_trunculus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haustellum_brandaris

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