How prized was Tyrian purple in ancient times? Highly. In fact, so popular and sought-after was the dye that traces of its production—clumps of pigments, remains of workshops—have surfaced in ...

While I believe that green is a worthwhile hue, if you really want to drive in style your next car should be purple. Other than not actually doing the math before you sign your contract ...

when only the rich could afford the laborious process of extracting purple dye from the shells of Murex snails, creating the rare and coveted Tyrian purple. So, unless we can hop into a time ...

The team unearthed a fragment of purple cotton fabric dyed with the rare and valuable Tyrian purple pigment, suggesting it could be the long-lost sacred tunic, or 'sarapis', of Alexander the Great.

Besides being the sports car equivalent of a fast-food value meal, the BRZ is purple, which matches the McDonald's character's, er, fur coat. Now let's get serious. The BRZ Series.Purple wasn't ...

Meet the BRZ Series.Purple Special Edition. Normally I might not write about a well-known car getting a new paint color—especially a color that will be limited to just 500 vehicles—but I ...

Despite that royal connection, however, Tyrian purple isn’t a paint color that ... Here’s what it means if you see green lights on a car. Warm white can look dingy in some lighting—it ...

On it was written in brilliant ink: “Tyrian Purple.” Tyrian purple is a name to conjure with: Pliny the Elder described its manufacture on the shores of Lebanon nearly 2,000 years ago.

Tyrian purple was a highly prized pigment developed in the Bronze Age, and it retained its status into the late medieval period. The ancient Greeks and then the Romans revered the royal color ...