Tyrian purple
Item Details
| Game | RS3 |
|---|---|
| Members | Yes |
| Tradeable | Yes |
| Stackable | No |
| Quest | No |
| Retain After Quest? | N/A |
| Weight | 0.453 kg |
| Submitted By | 3ter1 |
Pricing
Cannot be bought from a store.
Alchemy values are unavailable.
Requirements
25 Archaeology to obtain and use.
Where Found
Obtained by excavating various Hotspots and Caches (See Notes for details) or Screening Ancient gravel; Possible reward from an Ancient casket.
Item Uses
Used to restore several Artefacts (See Notes for details).
Notes
The experience gained for successfully excavating tyrian purple varies depending on where it is excavated. The table below lays out all the off-site caches where it can be gathered as well as all the digsite hotspots.
Tyrian purple is used to restore the following artefacts:
| Hotspot/Cache | Level | Experience |
| Tyrian purple cache | 25 | 24.1 |
| Administratum debris | 25 | 11.2 |
| Kharid-et chapel debris | 74 | 30 |
| War table debris | 118 | 158 |
Tyrian purple is used to restore the following artefacts:
| Artefact | Archaeology Level |
Restoration Experience |
Materials |
| 'Solem in Umbra' painting (damaged) | 25 | 664.2 | Samite silk x 8Tyrian purple x 14White oak x 10 |
| Tetracompass (unpowered) | 60 | 2,065 | Tetracompass left piece ![]() Tetracompass right piece ![]() Tetracompass dial ![]() Tetracompass Needle ![]() Armadylean yellow x 30Cadmium red x 30Cobalt blue x 30Malachite green x 30Tyrian purple x 30 |
| 'Consensus ad Idem' painting (damaged) | 74 | 5,600 | Samite silk x 10Tyrian purple x 50White oak x 10 |
| Ancient globe (damaged) | 118 | 43,333.3 | Ancient vis x 60Tyrian purple x 54White oak x 20 |
| Battle plans (damaged) | 118 | 43,333.3 | Ancient vis x 34Tyrian purple x 60Vellum x 40 |
| 'Prima legio' painting (damaged) | 118 | 43,333.3 | Samite silk x 20Tyrian purple x 74White oak x 20Zarosian insignia x 20 |
Examine Information
A pigment used for dying Zarosian clothing.
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