Making authentic Tyrian purple dye starts with extracting a murex snail gland. After a series of painstaking steps, Tunisian dye maker Mohamed Ghassen Nouira turns as much as 45 kilograms of snails into a single gram of pure Tyrian purple extract. When he's done, he can sell it for $2,700. Some retailers sell a gram of the pigment for over $3,000. In comparison, 5 grams of synthetic Tyrian purple costs under $4. So, why is real Tyrian purple so hard to make? And is that why it's so expensive? |
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BACK STORY⁠ Tyrian purple was the color of power, royalty, and... rotting sea snail guts 🐌👑⁠ ⁠ This legendary dye came from the Murex snail, found along the coast of what’s now Lebanon. It took thousands of snails to make just a few drops of dye. The process? Crush the snail, let it fester in the sun, then boil it down until it turns a deep, rich purple. Smelled horrific. Looked amazing.⁠ ⁠ In ancient Rome, only emperors could wear it. Literally—wearing too much purple could get you executed.
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