Review and New Evidence on the Molluscan Purple Pigment Used in the Early Late Bronze Age Aegean Wall Paintings

Review and New Evidence on the Molluscan Purple Pigment Used in the Early Late Bronze Age Aegean Wall Paintings

The production and use of the pigment extracted from the murex molluscs is discussed here in association with the purple textile dyeing industry in the Prehistoric Aegean. “True” purple has been identified in a number of archaeological finds dating from the early Late Bronze Age, found in old and re...

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Main Authors: Sophia Sotiropoulou, Ioannis Karapanagiotis, Konstantinos S. Andrikopoulos, Toula Marketou, Kiki Birtacha, Marisa Marthari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Heritage
Subjects:
Late Cycladic I
brominated indigoids
Muricidae
murex
<i>purpurissum</i>
true purple
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/4/1/10

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