FABRICS / TISSUS Craftsmen were famous for the purple dye they extracted from the murex, a shellfish widespread on the coast. The murex mollusk was macerated to secrete a juice, which could range from dark purple to light lilac after special treatment.

* click to view more fabric   Fabrics Tyre was well-known for its linen cloth, silk, brocade, and wool mix fabric, made of rich colors, and specially for its double purple, so famous that it became the kings' privilege. Tissus Tyr était célèbre pour ses toiles de lin, ses soieries, ses brocarts, ses tissus à base de laine aux riches coloris et surtout pour sa pourpre deux fois teinte, si réputée qu’elle devint l’apanage des rois.