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Phoenician Leather
Phoenicia - 1200 BC
Concentration: Extra Parfum
Families: Woody, Leather
Top Notes: Smoky Incense
Heart Notes: Labdanum, Dates, Honey
Base Notes: Vetiver, Java, Sandalwood, Amber, Leather
A single ingredient, pure labdanum, with its characteristic smoky, amber, and nutty notes, transports us to ancient Phoenicia (1200 BC), on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.
The Phoenicians were not only one of the first civilizations to cultivate dates and grapes and produce wine, but they were also skilled navigators and artisans. They traded precious metals, textiles, leather, and exotic woods, and were the inventors of Tyrian purple, a rare pigment made from crushed seashells, which was later used to dye the robes of emperors.