Tel Shiqmona during the Iron Age: A first glimpse into an ancient Mediterranean purple dye ‘factory’
Fig 5
Fragments of vats with short segments of the body with purple dye remains.
Upper photo: a restored rim and body fragment of vat no. 7055.1–5. Lower photo: top left: 6296; top right: 12B-7005; bottom: 13A-2020. Photos by Moshe Caine; registration numbers and other markings on the sherds are from the 1960’s–1970’s excavations.