Raw Material
63-5-994
From: Iran | Hasanlu
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 63-5-994 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iran | Hasanlu |
| Archaeology Area | R23 (3)[1]/33\ |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Murex Shell |
| Description | One brown shell with nodules; Murex brandaris Linne (Mediterranean only); this species was used by Phoenicians to extract Royal Tyrian purple dye. Identified by Dr. Tucker Abbott (Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia). |
| Credit Line | The Hasanlu Project; Robert H. Dyson Jr., 1962 |
| Other Number | HAS62-S88 - Field No SF |
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