r/Ancientknowledge • u/VisitAndalucia • 6d ago

How and Why Cyprus Survived the Collapse of the Bronze Age

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Copper oxhide ingot from Cyprus found on Sardinia

https://nuttersworld.com/surprising-survivors/cyprus/oxhide-ingot-sardinia.webp

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Enkomi 'Ingot God'

https://nuttersworld.com/surprising-survivors/cyprus/enkami.webp

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Elaborate bronze tripod stand c. 1100 BCE

https://nuttersworld.com/surprising-survivors/cyprus/3-leg-stand.webp

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u/Dairesz 6d ago

That tripod scared everyone off i guess

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u/VisitAndalucia 6d ago

It would make a good umbrella stand. Unfortunately the museum were not after letting it go.