Only one country, Dominica, uses it in their flag. To produce one pound of dye, during ancient Roman Empire times, took the acquiring of four million mollusks.Įven though it has a long history of association with kings and rulers, purple is rarely in modern national flags. Each snail produced only a single drop of the needed fluid. The liquid used to create it came from a tiny Mediterranean Sea snail gland. Surprisingly, the prophet Ezekiel mentions the Tyrians obtaining it from the islands of Elishah (Ezekiel 27:7) and through the Syrians (verse 16).Īnciently, the production of this type of dye was a long and laborious task. In ancient times, the cities of Tyre and Sidon were well-known producers of this pigment and possessed a thriving dyeing industry.
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