Mosso, A. (Angelo), 1846-1910 · London, Unwin · leaf 153
t that time the Phoenicians had not begunto trade in the Mediterranean. With the purple dye many gradations of colour wereprepared, shading from deep violet blue to blood red, and it wasa fast colour unaffected by washing or light. Sidon and Tyrehad perfected the art of dyeing, but we can no longer… … FIG. 65.—LIBATION TABLE OF STEATITE FOUND AT PH^STOS. CHAPTER VII THE CRAFTSMEN OF.MINOS I. . * . IF it could be proved that Minos never existed it would stillbe true that a people Jived in Crete who held the dominionof the Mediterranean and built magnificent palaces. With thehelp of archaeology we…
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