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 | | The two chief sources for this purple dye are Murex trunculus and Murex brandaris, and the shades of dye produced these sources can range from bright red, to blue, and to deep, almost fl, purple. |
 | | According to Renata Pompas, "it was necessary to have 12,000 murex or molluscs for 1.4 grams of pigment, scarcely enough for dying a single dress the size of the Roman toga." It is no wonder then, that this dye was used primarily to treat the garments of wealthy or privileged individuals. |
 | | Jensen states that he encountered some children on the Syrian coast who had mashed murex shells and the mixed the snail extract with lemon juice and then used the mixture to dye some rags (Jensen, 104). |
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