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Murex Dye
Although Kythera's ancient dye industry was based on the Spiny Murex (see below), its close relative, the Banded Murex, Hexaplex trunculus, also produces a purplish dye. This can be seen above, as a stain near the shell's aperture. Photograph © James Prineas, 2003