From Murex shells to purple cloth

The Phoenicians produced, procured, transported and sold many different articles, but their most famous and most expensive product no doubt was purple dyed cloth, also called Tyrian or royal purple. In this article an overview will be given of the production methods of this precious commodity, vario...

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Main Author: Smith, A. M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2010
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2010, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 599-611
Further subjects:B University of South Africa
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)