Why is everything purple during Advent? Historically, purple has been amongst the rarest of colors. In the ancient world, the only way to produce purple dye was through a specific type of snail in a small region of the Levant. Thousands of these snails would be needed to produce even a small amount of purple dye. This, of course, made purple cloth extremely expensive, so only royalty could afford it. This is why the Romans dressed Jesus in a purple robe, to mock him as “King of the Jews”. Purple
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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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