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the oxhide ingot with letters engraved that came from cyprus and was found in sardinia.
ingotto di provenienza cipriota con in mezzo delle lettere.

not only the mycenean ceramics, but also the discovery of copper ingots, the socalled oxhide ingots, proves that there were contacts with the eastern mediterranean. copper was used to obtain bronze and was one of the most important metals traded around the mediterranean at that time 14. bronze artefacts like axes can be seen as a pre-monetary means of payment. often these bronze objects, the axes and swords as well as ingots, have been found in hoards, that were hidden in some pit 15.
oltre al ritrovamento della ceramica micenea, anche quello delle panelle di rame, i cosidetti oxhide ingots di provenienza cipriota, accerta l'esistenza di contatti con il bacino mediterraneo orientale. il rame era importantissimo per fare il bronzo ed era uno dei metalli più commerciati in quell'epoca 14. oggetti in bronzo come asce e spade avevano un alto valore economico e commerciale, sono stati ritrovati dei depositi di artefatti in bronzo nascosti come veri e propri tesori 15.