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As a result, the pigment was “expensive and was worth more than gold pound for pound.” The lump of Tyrian purple dye found at the Carlisle Cricket Club is “roughly the size of a ping pong ...
Tyrian purple (Ancient Greek: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye. The name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon , once Phoenicia .
“Hello Syracuse and the world,” he said at the top of the show. “My name is Prince, and I’ve come to play with you.” Few could have suspected that in three days, he’d be saying goodbye.
The Sunrise Ruby. The Sunrise Ruby [1] [2] [3] is the world's most expensive ruby, most expensive coloured gemstone, and most expensive gemstone other than a diamond. [2] [3] [4] Originally mined in Myanmar, its current name is derived from a poem of the same name, written by the 13th-century Sufi poet Rumi. [5]
Purple is one of the least used colors in vexillology and heraldry. Currently, the color appears in only four national flags: that of Dominica, Spain, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, and one co-official national flag, the Wiphala (co-official national flag of Bolivia ). However, it is also present in the flags of several administrative subdivisions ...
The nicknames would often be used by players when revealing their hands, or by spectators and commentators watching the game. With TV and web broadcasting of Poker tournaments, nicknames became much more popular all over the world.
Orange juice concentrate prices hit a high of $4.95 per pound in the futures market, up from below $1 per pound in January 2020, The Guardian reported. Just like many food-cost increases, you can ...
Overview. The Around the World Live box-set features concert footages covering four Deep Purple's live performances during their World Tour over a seven-year period from 1995 to 2002 (three full length concerts in India, Australia and the U.K., with highlights of a fourth in South Korea), plus a documentary film tracing the history of the band from the early days through to the arrival of ...