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.
به علاوه ،‏ از مواد رنگ‌زای حیوانی و گیاهی برای رنگرزی پشم استفاده می‌شد .‏