2009
DOI: 10.1017/s0003598x00099397
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High prestige Royal Purple dyed textiles from the Bronze Age royal tomb at Qatna, Syria

Abstract: During the ongoing excavations in the palace of the famous Qatna complex, the excavators noted patches of brown staining on the floor of a high status tomb. Chemical extraction revealed the presence of brominated derivatives of indigo and indirubin, and more detailed characterisation showed that it likely came from Hexaplex trunculus. In short, this was none other than the renowned Tyrian or Royal Purple mentioned by Pliny, which was to have such an influential career colouring the clothing of the powerful. Fu… Show more

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“…Such tapestry-woven textiles are known since the Middle to Late Bronze Age; for example, in the previously mentioned royal burial at Qatna (James et al . 2009), and in Egypt (Vogelsang-Eastwood 2000: 275). The technique, however, probably developed earlier and is particularly associated with Minoan and Mycenaean cultures of the Bronze Age Aegean, which left wall paintings depicting spectacularly colourful patterned garments.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Such tapestry-woven textiles are known since the Middle to Late Bronze Age; for example, in the previously mentioned royal burial at Qatna (James et al . 2009), and in Egypt (Vogelsang-Eastwood 2000: 275). The technique, however, probably developed earlier and is particularly associated with Minoan and Mycenaean cultures of the Bronze Age Aegean, which left wall paintings depicting spectacularly colourful patterned garments.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The oldest textile fragments dyed with shellfish purple were found in archaeological sites in Syria and particularly in Chagar Bazar (18th-16th century BCE) [47] and in a tomb complex in Tell Mishrife (Qatna), which had remained sealed since the 14th century BCE, at the time of the Hittite conquest of Syria [48]. The earliest scientific result supporting the development of a shellfish dyeing industry was achieved by analyzing samples of pottery vessels from a Minoan facility (ca.…”
Section: The Discovery Of the Purple Colorantmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The biomarkers analyses revealed purple‐coloured solvent extracts containing distributions of indigoid and indirubinoid components (Fig. 8), which confirmed the presence of the famous Royal Purple dye (James et al . in press).…”
Section: The Occurrence Of Organic Residuesmentioning
confidence: 99%