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title: Murex Brandaris
author: M. Violante
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5396/murex-brandaris/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Murex Brandaris

_Authored by M. Violante_

## Image File

[![Murex Brandaris](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5396.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5396.jpg)

## Image Caption

Examples of the Murex haustellum brandaris shellfish, one of the sources of [Tyrian purple](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tyrian_Purple/) dye.

## Cite This Work

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Violante, M. (2016, July 20). Murex Brandaris. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5396/murex-brandaris/>
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haustellum_brandaris_000.jpg) by [**M. Violante**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haustellum_brandaris_000.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 July 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.