An expensive purple dye was extracted from certain mollusks, and various plants, roots, leaves, and insects were used to produce dyes in such colors as red, yellow, blue, and black.
كما أُنتجت اصبغة بألوان مثل الاحمر والاصفر والازرق والاسود من شتى انواع النباتات ،‏ الجذور ،‏ اوراق الشجر ،‏ والحشرات .‏